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Iberia Parish committee advances solar ordinance amid heated public debate over Recurrent Energy project
Summary
The Health & Safety Committee moved a draft ordinance on large-scale solar power plants forward for publication after multi-hour public comment. Landowners and Recurrent Energy urged more engagement; many nearby residents raised health, property-value and decommissioning concerns. Council warned a 1-mile ban could be legally vulnerable.
The Health & Safety Committee advanced a draft ordinance to regulate large-scale solar power plants on June 25, 2025, opening a 14-day publication period that will bring the measure back to the full Iberia Parish Council for final action.
The draft — intended to replace the moratorium set to expire in August — drew several hours of public comment from a mix of landowners, developer representatives and neighborhood residents. George Trappe, who said his family has leased property to Recurrent Energy, asked the council to “table this draft ordinance, come to Recurrent’s meeting tomorrow night … and continue to work with all the parties involved to come up with a sensible solution” rather than adopt rules that could stop the project’s economic feasibility.
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