A project years in the making is now moving forward in eastern Kern County. The new solar development expects to bring jobs and renewable energy, but the approval didn’t come without any questions.
“I’m not opposed to renewable energy, but I do believe we have a responsibility to ask the question, what are Kern County residents receiving in return?”
That question came from District 1 Supervisor Phillip Peters during Tuesday’s Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting as leaders considered the Discovery Solar PV and Storage Project, a large renewable development planned for eastern Kern County…