Streamline Solar Siting
Resources for Policymakers
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Polling https://www.greenlightamerica.org/_files/ugd/470cb9_8ab9b8a549fe40768ee5aa197b6639eb.pdf
Local opposition is the biggest barrier to deployment
Preserve ag & farms (USDA Agrivoltaics)
IL, MI bills
ACP model solar and wind ordinance
Load growth projections solar is cheapest.
Resources & proof of support for transmission co-location:
Public polling shows overwhelming support (77%) for siting transmission lines along highways in Minnesota and Iowa (NextGen Highways)
MN to allow power lines alongside highways (Canary Media)
Reimagining Highway Rights-of-Way as Transmission Corridors (National Association of State Energy Officials and NextGen Highways)
Keys to Siting and Building Transmission in Highway Rights-of-Way (NextGen Highways)
More resources from NextGen Highways
More on state-level transmission policy:
State Policies to Advance Transmission Modernization and Expansion (Americans for a Clean Energy Grid)
Brief on Transmission Siting and Permitting (National Governors’ Association)
Electric Transmission Planning: A Primer for State Legislatures (National Conference of State Legislators)