Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 6/12/19

Large solar power facilities and wind farms would have to lay out end-of-life plans, and how they plan to pay for them, under legislation under discussion at the General Assembly. Supporters said Senate Bill 568 would make North Carolina one of the first states in the nation to plan ahead on the recycling and disposal of solar panel components. The industry pushed back Wednesday, its lobbyists saying the bill is a disincentive for investors looking at growing industry.

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