Description
The council gave first reading to the amended solar zoning text allowing agrivoltaic solar on a limited share of agricultural land, with soil, screening, decommissioning, and brownfield provisions.
Impact summary
Could open roughly 2,000 acres of Fayette County farmland to solar farms, with community benefits plans and strict conditions.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · County Council
Approved8–7
Last discussed Aug 27, 2026.
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