Getting Community Buy-In for Solar Projects
“It is not the scarcity of land that will give us trouble, but a phenomenon known as NIMBY—an acronym for the phrase ‘not in my backyard’—where everybody likes the idea of solar farms, but nobody wants to actually live next to one,” stated Vice President of Corporate Development for National Land Realty, Nathan Fabrick, in his piece published in Chicago’s Daily Herald. The article, titled “4 Keys to Getting Community Buy-in for Solar Energy Projects,” outlines methods through which to address and mitigate major consumer concerns when attempting to pitch prospective solar farms to landowners.