Developed jointly by ACP, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and the Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition (EWAC), the first-ever National Utility-Scale Solar Wildlife Guidelines represent an unprecedented collaboration among industry leaders and state fish and wildlife agencies to advance responsible utility-scale, ground-mounted PV solar development across the country.
The voluntary guidelines reflect a shared commitment to improving outcomes for both energy development and wildlife conservation and are intended to promote early engagement, informed decision-making, and collaborative problem-solving among solar developers and state fish and wildlife agencies. They cover PV solar project planning through operations and decommissioning, and provide a framework for identifying, avoiding, and reducing potential impacts on wildlife while supporting responsible solar energy development.
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