Ashburton Ponders Cutting Down Trees for Solar
September 2, 2022
Replacing forestry with solar power. It’s just a suggestion at this stage, but the potential to replace some forestry blocks with solar farms is something the Ashburton District Council is going to investigate. Chief executive Hamish Riach said a preliminary conversation had taken place with the property and forestry departments after the topic was raised, and it was now “on our radar”. Commentary