Note that the 2K acres is not entirely panels- some of the extra is buffers for sensitive riparian areas which would be critical. Some towns have tried to work in requirements about decommissioning panels in the future. There are some smaller farms that run sheep for grazing- not sure this is practical for this size. At some point growth of brush would have to be checked and it would be interesting to know how they plan to do that. Big solar supporter but it would be a bit alarming to be living in the middle of this. I kind of prefer less concentrated solar farms. On the other hand it’s location next to large transmission lines make it sensible and such a large area where people rarely go could make great habitat for birds.
TD On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 8:31 AM david nicosia <daven1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > All, > > see > https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/02/monster-cny-solar-farm-would-replace-corn-and-soybeans-with-power-for-30000-homes.html > > > Does anyone have any more details on this? If it is done with wildlife in > mind this could be a good thing. If they plant pollinator friendly and > native grasses this could be a positive. But if it is just plain grass it > could be at best just a trade-off and at worse a negative. These solar > farms could be good for birds and pollinators. see > https://www.audubon.org/news/can-solar-plants-make-good-bird-habitat > > Maybe you are all aware of this but the big renewable energy push through > solar farms could be an opportunity to improve bird and pollinator > habitats. Anyway, just wondering if any folks have information on this or > have contacted solar farm companies on this. The Mail > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > -- Tobias Dean, Furnituremaker 124 Yaple Rd. Ithaca NY 14850 t...@tobiasdean.com http://www.tobiasdean.com -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --