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Renewable energy: Why US counties often ban solar, wind power plants
- kakaz 3y ago[dead]
- isaacfrond 3y agofrom the article: Local obstructions sometimes take the form of outright bans or moratoriums. But other rules also block green power: burdensome limits on size, height or locations. Some places put caps on total size or implement complex rules that prevent solar from replacing specially designated areas such as “prime farmland.” These limits can mean wind or solar farms are allowed in theory but may be impossible to build in reality.