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Archive Home > 2010 > March > 16 > Christmas Valley resists solar push

Christmas Valley resists solar push

Residents object to funding, say arrays don't fit area

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
March 16, 2010

CHRISTMAS VALLEY — When Gary Perkins heard that solar companies were buying nearby fields and planning to fill them with commercial solar arrays, the Christmas Valley alfalfa farmer snapped up two parcels in front of his log cabin.

He didn't want to see the sage brush replaced by solar panels,....

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