Michigan Man Rejects Solar Farm for the Strangest Reason
A Michigan man is aggressively campaigning against solar farms. The reason why is a head scratcher.
He seems to have good intentions. However, is seems like he is fighting to stop a win win situation for him and his community. Ranger Power has been leasing land all around New Lothrop, Flushing and Montrose, Michigan for solar farms. When Ranger Power offered Rex Wheeler $1,000 an acre to lease his land with his choice of a 20, 30 or 40 years, he did more than say no. Wheeler put a thousands of signs that say NO SOLAR FARMS. Wheeler is worried that property value will drop after putting in solar farms according to the Tri-County Citzen,
Michigan Man Rejects Solar Farm for the Strangest Reason
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Ranger Power has requested a special meeting of the York Township Planning Commission, on February 22. The now-Chicago-based solar energy firm is attempting to build a utility scale solar power plant on a parcel near York and Augusta Townships, for DTE Energy.
Ranger hit some snags in their application at the last meeting, due to what appeared to be communication issues between York Township and Ranger. Ranger Power’s VP of Permitting, Sergio Trevino, told the Sun Times News after the February meeting of the Planning Commission that he would work quickly to rectify any issues with their application.
“We’ve already reached out to them this evening to make sure that we clarify exactly what it is that they’re looking for so there is no more miscommunication. Our main priority is to make sure that we’re working in conjunction with them,” Trevino told the Sun Times News at the time.