Proposed siting standards for large solar projects scrapped
Published 10:21 am Friday, April 18, 2025
- A bill that supports say would have helped to protect Oregon farmland in the siting of large solar projects has been scrapped by the legislature. (Courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation)
Oregon lawmakers have decided against imposing the same siting standards on all renewable energy projects, whether they’re regulated by statewide officials or local governments.
Supporters argued that House Bill 3422 would level the regulatory playing field while protecting high-quality farmland from energy development by requiring an analysis of alternative sites with…
