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Industry, counties and lawmakers debate solar siting and farmland loss
Summary
Solar and storage trade groups told the committee Colorado will likely need 60,000–80,000 acres of additional solar to meet state targets; presenters said the footprint is small relative to total state acreage and that most farmland loss to date is driven by housing and sprawl, not solar development.
Representatives of the Colorado Solar and Storage Association and affiliated community engagement staff briefed the Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee on where large‑scale solar development is happening, how much land may be needed to meet state climate goals, and the tradeoffs counties face.
Casey Becker and Jeremiah Garrick presented EIA/NREL‑based estimates that Colorado may require roughly 60,000–80,000 additional acres of ground‑mounted solar (about…
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