DeVillier bill seeks solar energy study

Entergy has purchased power from this solar facility in West Baton Rouge Parish. (Photo courtesy of Entergy)
Entergy has purchased power from this solar facility in West Baton Rouge Parish. (Photo courtesy of Entergy)

The House Agriculture Committee advanced a resolution to create a task force to study the impact of using farmland for solar energy developments. House Concurrent Resolution 45, written by Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, stated that the Louisiana Solar Siting Task Force would “study the impact of, and alternatives to, locating solar energy developments on farmland.” The discussion featured Rep. …