Large-scale solar has grown quite rapidly over the years. It accounts for around half of electric-generating capacities but the information about the negative or positive impact is leading to the opposition taking more steps to find out more. The general gap in information limits how developers, municipalities and even local sitting authorities address community concerns. It also dictates how they aligned proposed projects in regard to how they best suit and finally, benefit local communities,

Berkeley Lab have tried to fill this gap. They are doing a lot of research to try and focus on the impact that they are having on the community and the general perceptions that are present. These cases included 54-semi-structured interviews across 7 states, and they also represent a diverse range of geographies. You have numerous jurisdiction types, and you also have local residents who all live very close to the LSS sites. Berkley Lab have tried time and time again to contact stakeholders and they have also worked on a number of diverse projects that involve utility representatives, developers and landowners. They work with a lot of community-based organisations with the overarching aim to be to try and encourage people to take par.t. When you look at the perceived impact of all of this, you will soon see that it has a lot of support and that the impact is low in terms of the tax revenue that could be generated. Who knows what the future holds, but right now, more has to be done to try and make sure that more is done to give support to those who need it. Tax incentives are great but at the end of the day, there is no telling what the future is going to hold for the sector.