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Commissioner urges action on solar funds, says cutting subsidies would curb local projects
Summary
Commissioner Hauserman told the Livingston County Board of Commissioners he opposes solar projects and urged contacting federal officials to withdraw funding, arguing subsidies make solar projects viable.
Commissioner Hauserman used commissioner comments at the Aug. 11, 2025 meeting to call for action against local solar projects, saying the county should "take the money out" of solar subsidies to reduce development locally.
"I think if it came in front of President Trump's desk, the removal of the money that goes into solar to drying up the funds, that is the way that our problem is gonna be solved," Hauserman said. He urged residents to contact officials and said he had tried to get a message to Lee Zeldin, adding the name with the phrase "the EPA director" in his remarks.
Hauserman argued that solar projects require government subsidies to be viable. "Solar will never pay for itself without government subsidy," he said. He described his remarks as opinion and encouraged residents to contact officials they can to oppose solar funding.
The transcript records no formal motion or direction to staff from the board on energy policy at the meeting.
