Shelby County solar farm rules are outdated. How they could change
Current regulations for solar farms in Shelby County treat residents with five solar panels in their backyard the same as a company with a large solar farm like this one west of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo file)
Under current zoning rules for solar, a resident of unincorporated Shelby County who put five solar panels in their backyard would be regulated the same as a company with a 1,500-acre solar farm.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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