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request of the county which is the second one dealing with solar energy systems uh so we just piggybacked and put them both together and and submitted them…both at the same time the second one dealing with solar energy systems it's amendment to article 8 and 14. 14 is just the the definition…solar energy system article 8 is the regulatory portion of that and basically what we're doing here is there are three levels of solar energy systems
clear, we request the sale price of each home prior to a solar farm lease signing followed by the sale price of the same home after installation…description of vegetative barrier. Please include the month and year of the solar lease signing and the month and year of the finished installation. Please include the home…sale prices, pre-solar lease signing, post solar installation, pre-solar home sale dollar value accounting for inflation for the posts solar installation month and year of sale
Road repairs and other infrastructure repair costs claim number three lower energy costs solar companies often claim their projects will lower energy cost however the power generated…Davis County it's sold to wholesale electricity markets if industrial scale solar truly lowered energy costs why does California home to the largest solar energy capacity…still have some of the highest electricity rates California produces 48 gaw of solar power as a June of 2024 yet its electric bills are 92% higher than
solar system fire risk is less than 1% specifically 0.07%. Based on averages from Germany, Italy, the UK, and Japan, the United States average is unknown as solar…results in approximately 972 fires that could have been attributed to to large solar systems. In 2023, there were approximately 4,185 solar farms in the United States…Based on this hypothetical calculation, approximately 23% of solar farm sites could potentially experience a fire event. In light of this data, how many of the solar installations
that's that's exciting and uh I want to mention the solar uh discussion we we've largely um been quiet on that the past week because…been scheduled yet but I am asking people to to get your solar questions I don't care if you're Pro solar or anti-solar get them
have today but what I will share is that um we have solar facilities distributed uh generation solar thermal facilities uh where our net generating capacity is over…megawws and you we also have ownership interest in solar facilities where the net generating uh capacity is over 7,800 00 megawws in 31 different states…data particularly on um the amount of sites or utility scale solar sites with our holding company that's how I would respond to that of those installations
financial responsibility that can ultimately fall on a county when an industrial solar company fails to fulfill its commitments. I'd like to briefly highlight some…young people have jobs. But when we say yes to an industrial solar farm, we say no to agriculture. A 150 megawatt industrial solar facility like…three to four permanent on-site employees once it's operating. And while solar facilities do generate property tax revenue, Kucky's tax treatment is important to understand
most people would typically refer to as a solar farm so two and three were lumped together we've separated those out and now these level three solar…county kentucky was really the only one that had any type of a solar ordinance at that time so we mimicked a lot of what they…that's where these amendments come from so now the these these larger solar farms would be conditionally permitted in the agricultural zones and industrial zones only
that the only place I'd like to see solar is on rooftops and over parking lot parking lots and and that our farmland should be left alone…used for farming. And because it can't if if it's solar, it can't be used for farming. One thing that as as I've talked…Breckinridge County, they've got 24,000 acres that are leased to solar farms and they they did a 2,000 ft setback in order
safety. In September of 2025, there was an inverter fire at an industrial solar facility in Henderson County. We believe our local fire department needs necessary information, equipment…training to respond appropriately to an industrial solar fire. This isn't about whether solar panels or inverters can catch fire. It's about making sure our first…come to Davis County. Our goal is to make sure that when industrial solar comes to Davis County, it comes with reasonable protections for our land owners
buffer zone so they can build a 150 megawatt industrial solar farm right here on 1200 acres of Davis County farmland which…that trickle down to our OMU bills. We will not be using this solar farm to use for any energy. It is specifically for a data center…provided if you go and you look up uh how they pair their solar farms with natural gas and thermal power plants to fuel hyperscale data centers
what about those whose properties um that will be surrounded by solar panels on three sides additionally with over a 100,000 solar panels creating vast impervious surfaces…responsible development claim number two economic benefit for schools roads and Emergency Services solar companies claim their projects will generate Millions for local infrastructure but if that…loun County Mississippi threatened legal action in December of 2024 after a Solar Company failed to repair roads damaged during construction furthermore once solar Farms are operational
take a minute and say thank you guys for working hard on the solar and working with the community on that. I hope we can look forward…that everyone still cares a lot about and when you look into the solar, there's a lot of crossover. So, uh, thank you guys for the solar
support massive industrial scale solar on Prime agricultural land these projects do not align with the rural character of the Owensboro Planning and Zoning commission who has worked…hard to preserve supporters of industrial scale solar present a few key arguments but my research has yet to validate their claims I have several concerns…Court and Planning Commission to carefully examine the impact of these industrial scale solar projects before moving forward I will pose several questions today but none of them
told some of the folks that we've talked to that are anti-solar that that's my intent um anyway um just as you talked to your…friends and neighbors that might have a a position on solar or a question about solar I would encourage you uh to get that uh you can call
onslaught. And lest anybody watching wonders uh Charlie Caston is absolutely opposed to solar farms in Daviess County. When I met when I first met with Lester…executive and he told me they were they were hoping to do a solar farm. I flat out told
requested changes to the Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance Article 8 schedule zones regarding solar energy and wind turbine leases in Daviess County, I'm concerned that there…Kiegel, a candidate for Judge Executive, who has an active solar lease and someone with a direct conflict of interest who would be obligated to recluse recuse himself…spoken to about this issue frequently ask me, "What's happening with the solar issue?" And unfortunately, I have to reply
neighborhoods the other is that we're having more and more interest in solar farms and this is uh gives takes a solar farm and turns it into…gives some some degree of protection to the landowner making sure that those solar farms are bonded so they don't just get left and large…planning zoning they have to submit a a plan whenever they put the solar panels in of how they will take them out how they just decommission
their August meeting their planning zoning meeting for the changes to the solar. And then that should be coming to us. Um and we would have
that's pertinent to this item. — Well, okay. Are we addressing about these solar panels and all this stuff is a hot topic right now? — This is wind
zoning that was sent to planning and zoning a change in our um solar rules, solar farm rules. Uh that was January 9th. Ever since then…companies that I know have have made at least some progress towards having solar farms and and the neighbors are concerned. And so I've I've invited
Road and I came today to uh voice my support for the Solar projects um I think it's a good thing I think that…understand you look about eyes swords and all that but like it's solar panels it's not that big a deal as far as people looking
going to start my comments with just by giving a brief solar update. Uh I did get the information over to planning and zoning. Uh they sent back…information that we had been given by the group that was anti-solar not be included in planning and zoning rules
piggyback on the days it's been since we've done the solar moratorium. We've met, Judge, and I know you all were working
conditional use permits associated with the installation business of wind and or solar energy for the installation business of wind and or solar energy and number three…plat or final development plan associated with installation business of wind and or solar energy for the installation business of wind Andor solar energy thank you counselor