By our calculations, the Cat Creek Energy solar complex will cover almost 590 acres and consist of 170,000 solar panels. It’s hard to imagine just how big 590-acres of elk, deer and pronghorn migration blocking territory that covers. And for many in Elmore County, Idaho, they do not realize where this huge fenced-in complex would be located.
How big is a 590 Acres Cat Creek Energy Solar Plant?
- About 17 US Pentagon buildings would fit inside the fence of the solar complex of the Cat Creek Energy project.
- It’s larger than the country of Monaco.
- It’s about five times as big as Vatican City.
- It’s about 150 times as big as The Biltmore Estate.
- It’s about 400 times as big as The White House.
Map Link to the Location of the Solar Complex: https://goo.gl/maps/6ioxxAX7ciL2
What Can You Do to Help Stop This Project?
Write, call and email anyone and everyone listed HERE (http://catcreek-energy.com/mailing-addresses-for-cat-creek-energy-issues/) and tell them you are opposed to the Cat Creek Energy project. You can tell your friends, neighbors, and coworkers about the project and how they can help prevent a mega-energy project from ruining our Elmore County backcountry.
We need to use our wind and solar sources of energy as much as possible and get off using fossil fuels, but this project seems too big, too solid, and needs to address wildlife corridors and access better. Balance between nature and human needs needs to be addressed more and better.