We are seeing a lot more big solar farms around the Deerpark area lately. We can see them in the farmers fields, by the Port Jervis dump, and in places that used to have forests. Besides the obvious good of the, so called “free energy,” what other good qualities can these large mega watt solar farms bring to the table??
How about supplying our pollinators with some food? Now in several counties and cities in America, and around the world, are integrating solar sites with plants and flowers that benefit insects & bees too. This has been called “Pollinator Friendly Solar” or “Low Impact Solar Development.” It makes a lot of sense like a win, win situation, as not only do the pollinators benefit, but also the soil does too. The roots of these plants usually go deeper and hold the soil better, so less run off. The land will be richer when it comes to the decommissioning process, which has to take place after 20-25 years. (big solar farms have to be removed after 20 or so years of use). After those solar panels are gone you have rich healthy soil instead of just rocks or old rotton mulch.
Right now in Deerpark area there are two big solar projects in the works that want to use “Low Impact Soar Development” in their mega watt systems…we will post more on these two projects later.
Since more of these projects will be coming let’s think of what other benefits can these solar farms can bring us and keep this subject in the fore front.
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