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by toomuchtodo 1 day ago
> I'm trying to convince the state legislature to reclassify "solar farms"[3] as agriculture (as opposed to 'industrial' that they are today) which would allow a farm to decide on an acre by acre basis how much to plant and how much to put into solar farming.

If you were not already aware, you might consider reaching out to the Wetlands Water District legal and policy team (https://wwd.ca.gov/), as they helped champion AB 2661:

> “California law AB 2661, enacted in September, authorizes the water district to develop, construct and own solar generation, battery storage and transmission facilities as identified in the plan. The law also requires the district to adopt a community benefits plan with input from local communities, a requirement the district has endorsed. A community benefits plan typically involves payments from a project owner to the neighboring community,” pv magazine writes.

to enable https://www.goldenstatecleanenergy.com/valley-clean-infrastr... with details from reporting at https://cleantechnica.com/2026/01/03/21-gigawatts-of-solar-f...

Fact sheet: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/68b8b921ce5fb0440fdf5...

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Totally going to reach out here and see if we can help each other.