NIMBY rules slow solar farm development
The gist
A 480-acre Alberta solar farm became a solar plant, apiary and sheep farm after eight years.
Restrictive local rules are slowing similar projects across North America.
How it unfolded
- date unknownOwerko's solar project was one of the very last approved in Alberta before the province imposed a seven-month moratorium on new wind and solar development.
- Nov 2, 2026Futurism publishes Joe Wilkins's report on Owerko's 480-acre farm, which after eight years became a combination solar plant, apiary and sheep farm.
- Nov 3, 2026Solar Now reposts the Futurism article and separately notes a community campaign launched against a proposed 4,000-acre solar farm in East Riding, England, stretching from Londesborough to Holme Upon Spalding Moor.