New Planning Board Chair Artie Harris

5/18/2023

Congratulations to Montgomery County's new Planning Board Artie Harris (l) and new member Josh Linden (r). We look forward to working with the newly formed planning board toward vibrant farms and a protected environment in Montgomery County!

Press:
MoCo360
Montgomery Planning Press Release
WaPo: "Artie Harris Picked to Lead Overhauled Montgomery County Planning Board"

Community Solar Info Webinar 6/22

5/17/2023

Governor Moore just signed a new Community Solar law that would make the "pilot" Community Solar program permanent (good explainer here). Community Solar is when a large array is installed (could be rooftop or ground mounted) and customers of the same power utility subscribe to purchase the power created by that array. Some projects are specifically meant to supply power to low income residents. With this new law and more capacity for these project opening in local power companies, farmers may be wondering what this means for siting large solar arrays on local farms. Much more on types of solar installations here.

Our 3rd webinar in the solar series (info for businesses and households here) took place place on June 22 at 7pm on Zoom.
Our thanks to our partners at the MoCo Green Bank and Office of Agriculture plus solar supplier Aurora Energy.

Slides Shared:
MCA Considerations for Solar on Farms
Green Bank Slides
Aurora Energy Slides
FAQs for On-Farm Solar from the Office of Ag

Some years ago MCA led a coalition of over 60 state and local civic organizations that successfully advocated for siting solar carefully in Montgomery County's Ag Reserve. Since then we have joined with our partners at the Montgomery County Green Bank and the County Office of Agriculture to guide local businesses, residents and farmers on the solar installation process. See our solar resources page here.

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New Planning Board Chair Artie Harris

Community Solar Info Webinar 6/22

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