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Proposed Solar Farm in Spotsylvania Sparks Major DebateA plan to build the biggest solar farm on the east coast in Spotsylvania is getting a strong pushback from some residents. News4's Julie Carey reports.

"The American Spectator" -- click on the image to read the article, (or read the .pdf below)

Virginia County Residents Fret Over Massive Solar Farm.pdf

"The Schilling Show" -- WINA Radio Charlottesville -- click on the image to hear podcast (starts at 19:00)

Scroll ahead to 19:00 to hear the segment on the proposed solar power plant.

"Town Talk" -- WFVA Radio Fredericksburg: click on the image below to hear the podcast:

Kevin, Dave and Sean were recently interviewed on

Town Talk with Ted Schubel -- WFVA AM 1230 in Fredericksburg.

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The DAILY CALLER: click on the page image below to read the full story:

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Currituck temporarily bans solar farms while working on problems posed by existing projects - The Virginian-Pilot Jan. 12, 2017 (largest solar farm on East Coast - 120 MW)
New York’s Clean Energy Programs; The High Cost of Symbolic Environmentalism, Jonathan A. Lesser, Continental Economics, Aug. 2017
Commission will revisit Currituck solar farm ban next month, 13Dec2017 (Currituck County NC banned building more solar farms during construction of the largest solar farm on East Coast - 120 MW on 2034 acres)
Appeals court overrules decision to block Currituck solar farm, 17Dec2017 (court orders county to approve a permit that the Board of Supervisors denied - 20 MW on golf course)
Solar Power Building Momentum in Virginia, Jan. 12, 2018
Topaz Solar Farm Fact Sheet, San Luis Obispo County, CA, 550 MW Feb 2018 article (on 4700 acres, provided 20,000 acres of natural habitat preserve, no water use)
Microsoft makes largest corporate solar deal in U.S. history, buying 315 MW from 750,000 solar panels from GeekWire March 21, 2018
Microsoft says it will buy power from planned Spotsylvania County solar farm, which would be Virginia's largest from Richmond Times Dispatch March 22, 2018
Public hearings set for proposed Spotsylvania solar farm project, Free Lance-Star 2Apr2018
Culpeper County Utility Scale Solar Facility Development Policy, April 3, 2018
Virginia Becoming The Industry Leader In Solar Energy Production, The Republican Standard, Apr. 11, 2018
World's largest solar battery? Tesla's may get beat, USA Today Apr. 12, 2018
Land application of sewage sludge: Risks and recommendations
Shedding a Light on Solar workshop hosted by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission and Piedmont Environmental Council, April 13, 2018
If Solar And Wind Are So Cheap, Why Are They Making Electricity So Expensive?, Forbes, Shellenberger, April 23, 2018
Negative Effects of Solar Energy, April 23, 2018 (Solar panels create 300 times more toxic waste per unit of energy than do nuclear power plants.)
Unpacking All The Bad News About Renewable Energy & Energy Storage, Clean Technica, April 30, 2018
Environmental impacts from the installation and operation of large-scale solar power plants, Turney and Fthenakis, 2011 (see conclusions noting installations in deserts are preferable over forested areas)
Industrial-Scale Solar Comes to Virginia, Bacon’s Rebellion, May 8, 2018
How Much Space Would It Take to Solar-Power the United States?, Sierra Club, 12May2018
Solar And Wind Lock-In Fossil Fuels, And That Makes Saving The Climate Harder And More Expensive, Forbes, Shellenberger, May 15, 2018