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Who Pays for Cleanup When a Solar Project Reaches the End of Its Life?
The rules for decommissioning solar plants vary a lot depending on the location.
By Dan Gearino
One of the objections to utility-scale solar power that I hear most often is that local communities will be left to cover the costs of cleanup at the end of a project’s life.
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State of Play
Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.