Solar Farm Coming to The Valley

by I. B. Lyon

The Valley is not the ideal region for solar farms. It has a ton of trees, and it doesn’t have many wide open spaces large enough for solar farms. However, Sonny Green is about to change that. Sonny is one of the largest landowners in The Valley, and he’s been a forester for about 30 years. He recently cut about 250 acres of pine trees, and he’s going to clear the land for a solar farm.

I asked Green why he’s building the solar farm which is named the Sonny Green Solar Farm. He said, “I went on a trip out west earlier this year, and I saw multiple solar farms. I did a little research on them, and I decided that I wanted to build one. A lot of people think I’m doing this to help save the planet, but that ain’t the reason. I’m doing it to get rich. I can make a lot more money solar farming than tree farming or cattle farming.” Green plans to start construction on the project in the next couple weeks.

Green is partnering with local electrical cooperative, Northern Oak, to sell the power generated back to the grid. A Northern Oak spokesperson said, “We’re very excited about our partnership with Mr. Green. This solar farm should help slightly lower our members’ monthly bills. Plus, we want to do our part to help save our wonderful planet.”

Not everyone is thrilled about Mr. Green’s solar farm however. Many local hunters are upset about the project. One hunter said, “This is going to totally screw up the deer hunting in our club. His land is adjacent to the club’s land, and I’m sure the deer population is going to be down because of the loss of their habitat. It’s not gonna help the turkeys either.” One of Mr. Green’s neighbors who wanted to remain anonymous voiced his displeasure as well. He said, “It just looks bad. This ain’t California or Arizona. It’s the freakin Valley, and we don’t like that crap here. Plus, those stupid things are made in China.”

The construction of the solar farm is expected to take about 6 months. It’ll be interesting to see how Valleyans feel once the project is completed.