December 24, 2020 Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it.
To read the article, click the following link: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvani ... -mT8J8F1hIAbout a year ago, Dan Brockett’s phone started ringing with calls from people asking for advice on solar developers who wanted to lease their land.
At first, the Penn State Extension educator thought it might be a scam. He wondered if Pennsylvania even gets enough sun to make solar energy worth it.
Brockett soon discovered energy companies are willing to bet that it is. There are more than 350 solar projects proposed for the commonwealth pending before the region’s electric grid operator, PJM.