Source: Makenzie Holland, WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS, 11/20/17


County officials are grappling with how to handle and possibly strengthen regulations for solar farms in Brunswick County.
During the Brunswick County Commissioners’ meeting Monday night, the board was presented with proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance regarding solar farm requirements, which multiple people spoke against. The amendments included a maximum solar farm size of 50 acres, a financial guarantee for solar panel decommissioning and an extensive decommissioning plan that would’ve had to be updated every three years.

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