“Brutal NIMBY Regulations Are Crushing the Kind of Solar Farms Researchers Say Are a Godsend for Local Ecology”

Key points

• Solar photovoltaics could reach 10 percent of global energy by year-end.
• A 480-acre Alberta solar farm combines energy with apiary and sheep farming.
• A study finds sheep grazing boosts beneficial insects and honey bees near solar farms.
• Alberta implemented a seven-month moratorium on new wind and solar projects.
• Regulatory constraints are slowing renewables despite favorable economics elsewhere.