As energy companies plan for increasing amounts of utility scale solar in the Commonwealth, what factors do they use to decide where to place the arrays on the landscape? How are low impact solar facilities designed? What key considerations go into choosing one site over another? Is wooded or open land preferred? And what environmental or community red lines are part of the decision-making process? This session will offer insights from university and industry representatives to give clearer picture of how these important land use assessments are determined and implemented as part of initial siting protocols.
