GENEVA (AP) — Voters in a southern Swiss region on Sunday rejected a plan to allow large solar parks on their sun-baked Alpine mountainsides as part of the federal government’s push to develop renewable energy sources.
The rejection doesn't torpedo solar parks entirely if the private sector wants to develop them.
At stake is up to 60% of financing for big solar parks.
The federal energy department estimates that about 40 to 50 proposals for large solar parks have been made across the country.
Overall, Swiss federal authorities have set a target of 2 billion GWh in new solar energy under legislation promoting development of solar energy, adopted in September 2022.
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Organizations:
GENEVA, — Voters, Swiss People's Party
Locations:
Swiss, Valais, Switzerland, Bern Oberland