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"Just outside Bonanza, OR, sits an eight-year-old solar farm, a stark testament to corporate neglect. Frames tilt haphazardly, cracked and shattered panels litter the overgrown fields, and frayed wires snake through desiccated weeds. The once-promising grid now resembles a derelict industrial site, a breeding ground for fire hazards with its accumulated dry vegetation and exposed electrical components. This decaying landscape underscores a disturbing reality: for some solar companies, profitability trumps responsible land stewardship, leaving our community to contend with the hazardous aftermath of their abandoned promises."

In the latest newsletter from the Bonanza Energy Project aka Hecate, they stated “In early January, the project team met with several key stakeholders to provide updates on the project and field some questions. From economic development champions to local and regional elected officials, we had productive conversations that are informing our next steps.”

What we would like to know is who are these people they supposedly talked with?
They also stated “A common question that also arose in our conversations was around the decommissioning process. Once the facility has reached the end of its life cycle (25-35 years), what happens?
Solar and battery technology has come a long way in a short time, and that includes how the industry recycles these materials. Most of the materials used to build the project will be steel, aluminum, and glass, which allow for recycling. The land will be restored to its pre-existing condition.
We will be working in the coming weeks to provide as much information as we can on the decommissioning process and what that will look like for the Bonanza Energy Facility. Keep checking our website and be on the lookout in the next newsletter for more details.
Thank you to those of you who raised this issue.”

What we would like to know is who these people they supposedly talked with are?
They also stated “Keeping our community up to date as this project continues to progress is a top priority for the Bonanza Energy Facility team.”

When did they become part of our community and who are they keeping up to date?

We the people who live here and are very much part of the community have not been able to find one person, not one stakeholder, not one economic development champion, and not one local elected official that Hecate has talked to.

Solar Boom in Oregon could reshape rural landscapes, agriculture

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Destroy Wildlife Habitat

Will destroy wildlife habitat and disrupt deer winter range and migration routes

Destroy Productive Pasture and hay land

Will impose a significant loss to our community whose economy is based on productive family farms

Will pose a potential threat to wetlands and ground water contamination

Will impose significant deforestation with the accompanying loss of our Scenic Byway

 and the aesthetic premium so valued by our residents and visitors

Will be the loss of an economically viable family farm

 producing quality livestock feed, biodiversity

 and precious wildlife habitat

 

5 things you need to know about solar

* Industrial-scale solar power plants on rural land negatively impact our ecosystem and contribute to climate change.

* Industrial-scale solar development is driven by Big Tech demand and subsidized federal tax credits.

 * Solar energy produces large amounts of toxic waste.

* Solar Energy is unreliable.

* Solar Energy is NOT clean or free from CO2 emissions.

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