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Local planning participant outlines solar siting, financing and policy tradeoffs to Pflugerville commission
Summary
Nick Hudson, a structural engineer involved with planning and solar projects, told the commission that rooftop and industrial solar and storage can reduce pressure on rural land and that financing, codes and evolving state policy shape where solar is built.
Nick Hudson, who described his engineering background and nearly six years of involvement with Planning and Zoning, explained to the commission how solar projects are sited and financed and how policy affects deployment.
Hudson said the solar industry has become cost-competitive for many sites and that rooftop and warehouse installations can be effective ways to expand capacity without clearing rural land: "You could put it on the top of warehouses... that's a great fit because it's economically beneficial for them." He described…
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