But they decided that should not be their immediate focus.
Instead, the county Agricultural Advisory Commission voted 10-0 for its solar subcommittee to spend less of its time on the concept of âagrivoltaicsâ â a policy where solar panel farms are used to enhance crop growing â and spend the bulk of its time on other solar-related issues. This includes mapping areas where developers can build such facilities.
âI move that we do everything we can to recommend to the solar subcommittee, that they move forward to completion of a policy that may be presented to (county officials), and we leave the door open and we continue to work on agrivoltaics, as (part) of a comprehensive policy,â Commissioner Karl Wente said. âThis is just a sliver of the pie.â
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing next week to consider the appeals of Friends of Livermore, Friends of Open Space and Vineyards, IP Aramis LLC
Intersect s turnaround shows the important role that wildlife agencies and local volunteer experts like myself play in keeping companies honest, Swaim added on Wednesday. Had watchdogs not sounded the alarm about the proposed project s serious environmental damage, the company would not have compensated for the loss of important, threatened native Californian species and their habitats.
Intersect Power officials, as well as supporters such as the local Sierra Club chapter, argue that the location and positioning were carefully chosen with habitat protection in mind. The Aramis project site was selected on its particular plot of land because of its low potential for harm to sensitive species and its high potential for local benefits, Mitchell said.
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