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State Lacks Guidelines For Safe Solar Equipment Disposal
RALEIGH — North Carolina has no environmental rules for shutting down solar projects safely, state officials say, and may lack sufficient facilities to dispose of the glass, steel, industrial lubricants, and toxic elements after solar panels in the state’s expanding solar industry reach the end of their useful lives. State Rep. Jimmy Dixon, R-Duplin, says some solar developers require property owners to cover the costs of disposal and land reclamation after the panels become ineffective.