Commissioners debate how to define 'solar farm'—suggest 1 MW threshold
The commission discussed whether to define 'solar farm' by panel count, power output, or commercial/utility intent, with several commissioners suggesting a 1 megawatt cutoff to separate residential and small shared systems from large commercial projects.
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Commissioners debated how to distinguish small residential or shared solar installations from commercial 'solar farms' subject to the new setbacks and supplemental standards. Kevin and other commissioners proposed defining a solar farm by generation capacity rather than panel count alone; a commonly cited threshold in the discussion was about 1 megawatt (roughly 150 panels), which would generally exclude rooftop and small‑scale shared systems.
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