Shoreham Solar Commons will help preserve the peaceful character of the community. The development of 120 additional homes – an alternative use of this site – would alter the nature of Shoreham by…
- Creating more traffic
- Generating greater noise and ambient light
- Adding more kids to local schools
- Degrading and diminishing local groundwater
- Placing additional strain on town services and first responders
Development of this solar farm would avoid these adverse impacts while generating between $700,000 and $900,000 in tax revenue, up to ten times what the golf course currently generates.
WHAT MAKES SOLAR WORK ON LONG ISLAND
Three facts you might not know…
- LONG ISLAND HAS MORE SUNNY DAYS THAN THE AVERAGE US LOCALE
- OVER 11,000 LONG ISLAND RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY USING SOLAR POWER
- SOLAR PANELS PERFORM IN ALL WEATHER, COLLECTING ENERGY FROM AMBIENT SUNLIGHT