Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

UP: Good planning makes good neighbors

A recent study by Berkeley Lab, the University of Michigan, and Michigan State University found that sharing plans for large-scale solar projects with local residents improves the perception of such sites.

By

Anne Fischer

10 Jun 2024

Research has revealed that communities in the United States feel more positively about large solar sites if they are consulted at the planning stage. | Photo: OCISolarPower

The United States has set a goal of achieving 100% clean energy by 2035. To do so, a vast amount of land needs to be used for solar energy production. The US National Renewable Energy Lab estimates that if the United States were to meet all of its electricity needs with solar alone, around 10 …

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