The project's opponents hire law firm that fought to block the Keystone XL pipeline.
Opponents of a 600-acre solar and battery storage facility to be built in the eastern San Diego County desert town of Jacumba Hot Springs have filed suit to stop the project.in San Diego County Superior Court against the county Board of Supervisors and the JVR Energy Park, which will be developed by BayWa r.e., an international renewable energy company. The board approved the project in a 5-0 vote last month.
“This project would never be proposed in a wealthier community,” said Jeffrey Osborne, one of the lead plaintiffs and the owner of the Jacumba Hot Springs Resort. “We’ve been completely plowed over, and most of the time all we have been asking for as a community is just some consideration, some input on turning our town into an industrial park that’s six times the size of the town itself.”
Supporters say the project represents a crucial piece in the move toward renewable energy that will help California and San Diego County meet their carbon reduction targets. About 350 union workers will be hired to build the project. But many in Jacumba Hot Springs — which has a median household income of $37,000 — say that although they support renewable energy, they think the project is too large and want to see its footprint reduced by about half. The solar panels will cover the north and south sides of Old Highway 80, which runs through town.BayWa r.e. officials have said significantly reducing the project’s size will make it uneconomical.
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