BATON ROUGE, La. - The push to build solar plants in Louisiana has been drawing increasing scrutiny.
That attention is coming from state lawmakers and local officials, who say farmers fear being crowded out of land leases by solar companies with deeper pockets.
The Advocate reports at least three parishes have issued moratoriums on utility-scale solar projects. Some legislative leaders also took aim at solar developments in the legislative session and asked the Louisiana Department of Economic Development to halt property tax breaks for such projects.
Those involved in the debate hope a bill will help resolve the issues by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to craft regulations for utility-scale solar plants.
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