World’s largest solar project approved in Fresno, California
Fresno County’s west rural communities of Cantua Creek, El Povernir, and Five Points are at the epicenter of California’s clean energy transition and the world’s largest solar project. The California Energy Commission (CEC) last month approved the Darden Clean Energy Project (DCEP). … Environmental justice groups had raised concerns whether the transition from agriculture to energy production would be equitable for the communities’ residents. Environmental advocates said the residents in the communities neighboring the project already face challenges such as undrinkable and unaffordable water, extreme heat, and historical disinvestment. … The solar power plant will be built on 9,500 acres of land in unincorporated western Fresno County that is no longer able to support agricultural production. The land was owned by the Westlands Water District.
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