Solar vs. Other Generation
Solar is Good for the Earth
Unlike conventional power plants, solar farms can help to protect environmental quality.
Air
- Solar energy generates emission-free electricity.
- The power produced by Blue River Solar Farm will reduce reliance on fossil fuels, offsetting 391,193 tons of carbon dioxide emissions – equal to taking 85,077 passenger cars off the road for a year.
Soil
- Solar facilities do not damage soil resources, unlike conventional power projects, industrial plants or commercial development.
- Solar facilities produce no pollution in operation.
Water
- Unlike conventional power plants, operating solar farms use little to no water. The low impact design also maintains porous surface area for local groundwater recharge.
- Vegetation management is conducted with periodic mowing and trimming; very little chemical vegetation control is planned – far less than farms or golf courses typically use.
- Well-designed solar farms are excellent protectors of watershed resources.
