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Urban County Council amends solar ordinance

WKYT · last updated

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) — The Lexington Urban County Council made amendments to an ordiance concerning potential large-scale solar energy systems during a Tuesday meeting.

Last month, the city’s planning commission revised the recommended zoning ordinance.

Tonight, council members amended the regulations to allow for large-scale solar projects in certain agricultural zones.

Council members said there are pros and cons to having large-scale solar projects, including helping address climate change but also affecting energy across the city.

The council wants to follow the Race to Net Zero initiative, which aims to balance emissions produced with those removed from the atmosphere by 2050.

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