After nearly two hours of struggling with the smallest details of a proposed ordinance to regulate solar developments, the Bull Valley Planning and Zoning Commission got some advice from local resident Richard Ring. “Don’t get hung up on the small stuff,” he told the six commission members present. Village President Emily Berendt also told the […]
Developers of a proposed solar farm in Bull Valley have received a postponement of a hearing that had been scheduled for this week on plans for their 15-acre development. Village President Emily Berendt reported Saturday that the hearing set for Monday had been delayed. No new date was immediately announced. Officials of SolAmerica of […]
Technically speaking, it’s a solar array, a system of glass panels that absorb the sun’s rays and convert the light into electricity. You might call it a solar farm, reflecting the fact such a renewable energy installation often is found in a rural area. In its literature, SolAmerica, which proposes to build such a system […]
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