CHARLOTTE — A new study claims solar is not driving the loss of agricultural land in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association’s report shows solar takes up less than one-third of a percent of the state’s agricultural land and 0.13% of all land in the state.
Last year, the state legislature considered a bill to make it harder for solar companies to build on agricultural land in the name of preserving farmland.
The organization behind the study argues that both industries can co-exist as economic drivers for the state.
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