Residents question solar efficiency, local grid benefits and environmental effects
At Hamlin's hearing, residents cited independent research suggesting solar facilities average 15'17% annual efficiency, questioned whether local projects lower electric bills, and asked whether panel arrays could alter local weather or interfere with farm equipment GPS.
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Several speakers raised technical and distributional questions about large-scale solar arrays, challenging whether the facilities deliver local benefits. Rob Westcott said independent reporting indicated typical annual facility efficiency of about 15'17%, and several residents said they had seen no benefit in local electricity costs.
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