Solar panels on farmland stir fight in Central Washington

After decades of growing alfalfa, Timothy hay and other crops, Jeff and Jackie Brunson want to lease part of their farm to a Seattle-based solar-power developer.

Not a popular move. Neighbors and other county residents don’t want the green of summer fields transformed into a black expanse of photovoltaic panels.

"They aren’t happy. But it is a business decision we have made, and we don’t regret it one iota," Jackie Brunson said. "We owe nobody a view. It’s our farm, and it’s a great way to diversify."

By Hal Bernton

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