Geymann Opposes Proposed 4,700-Acre Moss Bluff Solar Farm, Seeks Statewide Moratorium - American Press

Geymann opposes proposed 4,700-acre Moss Bluff solar farm, says he’ll seek statewide moratorium

By Pamela Sleezer Louisiana State Rep. Brett Geymann (R-Lake Charles) says the residents of a Moss Bluff community identified as the site for a proposed 4,700-acre solar farm don’t want to see the development in their neighborhood, and that he is opposing the site from the state level. The industrial solar farm proposed by California-based Orion Renewable Energy Group would include up to 2.5 million solar panels in a space that would be kept 300…

Geymann opposes proposed 4,700-acre Moss Bluff solar farm, seeks statewide moratorium - American Press

Louisiana State Rep. Brett Geymann (R-Lake Charles) says the residents of a Moss Bluff community identified as the site for a proposed 4,700-acre solar farm don’t want to see the development in their neighborhood, and that he is opposing the site from the state level. The industrial solar farm proposed by California-based Orion Renewable Energy Group would include up to 2.5 million solar panels in a space that would be kept 300 feet from residen…

Proposed 1 GW Louisiana solar farm faces local pushback

Oakland-based developer Orion Renewable Energy Group is facing pushback over its proposed $1.7 billion Persimmon Energy Center, a 1,000 MW solar and energy storage project spanning approximately 4,700 acres in North Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The project, which has been in development alongside local landowner partners since 2019, is sited across rural and residential areas in Moss Bluff, DeQuincy, and Gillis. If completed, the facility would …