Opposition to solar power in rural areas and increased acceptance by residents

Cases of opposition and conflict from local residents when developing solar power plants in rural areas can be easily found through media reports or internet searches.
In order to solve the fundamental problem, research and institutional supplementation based on various cases and situations are necessary, but what I have felt while developing solar power projects in rural areas for many years is that there are various factors that oppose solar power projects in rural areas.
1) Sense of community
2) Attachment to the region
3) Enthusiasm for landscape preservation
4) Preconceptions fostered by lack of information and fake news about solar energy
5) Some local governments with discretionary authority over development activities may face various causes, such as passive administration in the permitting process, which is carried out only with the next election in mind.

Accordingly, the government is also institutionally opening the way for resident participation and allocating 0.2 of the REC weight to local residents in the form of bonds first. In the case of large-scale solar power generation, there may be an incentive effect because an appropriate level of economic compensation is possible for residents, but small-scale solar power generation may have an incentive effect. In many cases, the dividend is so small that it is not enough to increase residents' interest and understanding. The point is becoming more persuasive when the government should not only set a goal to move toward becoming a carbon-neutral country, but should also deeply research ways to address residents' acceptance and prepare institutional supplementary measures.

BK Energy believes that solar power generation in farming and fishing villages, which are on the verge of population extinction due to aging and low birth rates, is not just about generating renewable energy and selling electricity; it is a policy alternative that can solve the lives of farmers and fishermen who are members of farming and fishing villages, as well as the structural problems of farming and fishing villages. We have been considering ways to present and improve resident acceptance. In the end, we were able to apply for and receive a power generation permit for the first agricultural solar power plant of 59MW with a plan to install pesticide-free, eco-friendly, agricultural solar power of 3MW or higher, rather than open-air solar power, in the Oma reclaimed land, Goheung county, Republic of Korea.