The Sun Gazette – July 21
At its July 14 meeting, the Tulare County Planning Commission unanimously approved a permit for a new solar farm in Angiola, a small community south of Corcoran. The energy generated by the panels is enough to power about 1,200 homes and will be connected directly to a PG&E powerline. Faced with the bleak prospects of drought and groundwater pumping regulations, many south county land owners are selling former farmland for use as solar farms. In May, the Planning Commission approved an 80-MW system, which will produce enough energy to power about 600 homes. Earlier during that same meeting, the commission also granted a two-year extension of time for a similar sized project near Terra Bella.