So of all ridiculous things, this is a great thing to restart this blog on. Get this. A North Carolina town has rejected plans for a solar farm because the town council believes the project will “suck up all the energy from the sun.”
The Woodland town council, upon hearing concerns from the public about a possible solar farm being built nearby, got together to listen to their neighbors’ concerns. These people obviously don’t know what they are talking about because they are concerned that a solar power farm will affect:
- The town’s youth
- Local businesses
- Property values
- And the health of local plants
Bobby Mann warns that “all the young people are going to move out.” He also believes that the panels will suck up all of the sun’s energy.
Another resident, (who doesn’t seem to know where she actually lives) Mary Hobbs, says the solar panels that are already around her house have decreased her property’s value. However, when you look at her house via satellite, her house is surrounded by forests.
The representatives from Strata Solar Company have spent some time trying to convince the residents that the solar farm cannot affect them in the ways they have predicted. But, the council has voted 3 to 1 against the solar farm, and against any future ones.
At least these North Carolinian solar panels won’t be causing the apocalypse anytime soon...
What most of the area looks like already
What will the North Carolinians do next? Reject wind power because they are afraid they will use up the wind supply?