Linn County group standing up to industrial solar proposals

Sara Ritchie Alden of Center Point maintains her group, Iowa for Responsible Solar, isn’t opposed to renewable energy.

In fact, many members of the group – which she said total in the thousands, mostly in Linn County – have solar panels installed at their homes and businesses for personal use.

“Where we take issue,” Ms. Alden said, “is the placement of industrial-scale solar on productive agricultural ground and around residential…