Concerns over Solar Energy projects: Town of Columbia | Local

San Diego, California based EDF Renewables is looking to build a 350 Megawatt Solar and 20 MW Battery Storage project in the Town of Columbia. The project is generating opposition from the community, and organizational groups like Protect Columbia are voicing their concerns. Protect Columbia Organizer Nathan Seamon talked about the groups objectives. “Our group is about protecting Columbia. As it stands the proposed Columbia Solar Project would feature 2200 acres of land hosting solar panels, along with a potential battery storage system. 2200 acres equates to 10% of the town’s land.”The group has environmental concerns about the project, but sees a bigger issue.”The Town of Columbia is predominately a dairy farming and crop land area, and to take…

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