Solar farms have been popping up all across the country in recent years. 

On the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday Terri Miller-Casey, Director of the University of Illinois Extension for Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties told Regional Radio that they will be hosting a webinar to discuss the balance between the energy independence created by solar farms and the land they take up. 

The webinar is titled From Parking Lots to Land Fills. Miller-Casey notes that the title came from a landfill in Urbana that was transformed into a community solar project. 

Miller-Casey explains that the development of solar farms can be a balance of what the community wants versus what the community needs. She mentions utilizing non-residential spaces could be the solution. 

The free webinar takes place on March 25th from noon to 1 PM. Register for the event online at extension.illinois.edu/lms.