Solar energy is becoming a popular way of reducing the cost of electricity in Missouri.
Missouri has a multitude of solar farms, but Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, wants to look at how they are regulated. The co-chair of the state’s Joint Committee on Agriculture expresses concern that they are negatively affecting Missouri farmers.
“We want to make sure that when these solar panels reach the end of their life, their efficiency is no longer practical, they’re not producing electricity, that there’s a place that they can be put into a landfill that is environmentally safe,” Haffner said.