Baldwin residents revolt as solar giants circle, grassroots effort underway to add zoning - NBC 15 (Video)
Residents in rural North Baldwin County, Alabama, are organizing a grassroots effort to implement zoning regulations due to concerns over large-scale solar farms and potential future data center developments. Stockton residents will vote next month on adopting zoning, while Rabun residents are beginning a similar process.
Residents across several rural communities in North Baldwin County, Alabama, are actively mobilizing to establish zoning regulations. This grassroots movement stems from increasing apprehension regarding the proliferation of large-scale solar energy projects and the potential for future data center developments in the region.
In Stockton, one of the communities affected, residents are scheduled to participate in a vote next month to determine whether to adopt specific zoning regulations. Concurrently, residents in Rabun, a neighboring community, have initiated their own process to introduce similar zoning measures. These efforts are being facilitated through community-led town halls.