Update
Featured: Orion Promotional Video.
We published the early-visit clip for public transparency. Watch above and review key timestamps.
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Join us in preventing industrial solar and wind turbines from taking over our farmlands.
Orion had this promotional video on their Prairie Sunlight Solar site prior to some discord among the FCDC members and board.
Note: The video and any statements within are presented for public awareness. Interpretations are our opinions. Please review the footage and context for yourself.
Paul Bean. Executive Director. Franklin County Development Council. This is clearly displayed beginning around this mark!
John McFarland discussing the benefits of the income stream he would receive from the Orion deal.
Many large-scale solar projects rely heavily on federal tax credits or incentives. If policy shifts or subsidies are cut, the financial model can break down. The USDA has recently announced it will end support for solar and wind projects on productive farmland.
00:00 [Opening ambient audio, walking]
00:12 Speaker A: “...”
01:45 Speaker B: “...”
03:20 Speaker A: “...”
New posts and receipts will appear here as they’re published.
We published the early-visit clip for public transparency. Watch above and review key timestamps.
Watch the clipNew update coming soon…
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