It won't even benefit the people in Spotsylvania. "It - would require the clearing of 6500 Posted: Dec 16th, 2018 - 3:13 pm In Reply to: Spotsylvania, Va., Residents Outraged Over Massive Solar Plant - Proposal, About Half the Size of Manhattan
acres of forest to make way for 1.8 million solar panels that would help power Microsoft, Apple, and the University of Richmond."
"Residents are also worried that the plant’s construction could seriously damage the aquifer that supplies water to their homes. The clearing of forested land could cause soil erosion and runoff that could “devastate” streams and wetlands in the area, and the potential leakage of cadmium, a carcinogen, from solar panels could increase health problems among residents."
There is irony in this.
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