There was a provocative story in Reuters this morning about concerns over the removal of topsoil, increased soil erosion, and increased sediment runoff resulting from large-scale solar development. Anybody that’s witnessed construction of a LSS project understands the significant earth-moving and grading that accompany installation of the panels. There is undoubtedly an impact to the land. Does that impact lessen over time and with proper groundcover, the planting of pollinator species in particular, sure, but let’s stop arguing there’s no impact to prime farmland. Especially since the number of LSS projects that have been decommissioned and returned to ag production stands at, well, zero.
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