Solar panels: the rant of a mayor of the Lot

Bertrand Gouraud does not want to fall into the panel.The mayor of Vaylats does not want to install photovoltaic panels in his town.And it is not for lack of being asked: "Four specialized companies have already proposed their project to me in one year, and again, on the scale of the Lalbenque-Limogne Community of communes, all the town halls were approachedLess once ".Enough is enough.The councilor refuses, systematically these projects which relate to 10 to 50 hectares of land.Several reasons for that.

If Bertrand Gouraud speaks today it is first to warn the elected officials: "The solar panels are only a lure, a mirror with the larks, when we learn a little, we realize thatForeign companies are behind these beautiful projects apparently, we are made a financial windfall but in reality, almost nothing comes up in the pocket of the communes, it is the shareholders who affect the profits ".

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So, he means to the councilors: "Be careful, slow down the cadence, do not fall into the photovoltaic panel at all costs and all the way".Because if there is something that does not please Bertrand Gouraud, who is also vice-president of the community of communes in charge of regional planning, it is this "colonization" of land: "We areParticularly requested in the lot because there are a lot of land with low agronomic potential, this is not a reason to be colonized ".Because it must be recognized that for the municipalities, the offers are enticing: "Project leaders promise 40,000 euros in profits every year for ten years, then it is certain that when the state grants drop in parallel, IUnderstand that some elected officials sign but be careful, these companies often dispense because there are big financial issues behind ".

Another problem according to him: "In thirty years we will not know what to do with these facilities and I question myself a lot about the benefits for agricultural land, what will be the impact for biodiversity?"Not to mention that according to him, "the agricultural land market risks being destabilized with prices multiplied up to ten for land".And Bertrand Gouraud knows what he is talking about: he is producer of Rocamadour cheeses.

He has the solution: a pooling of communities to manage these projects with a clear framework "."The ideal remains to create citizen projects with which the inhabitants are really associated and for which the municipalities can return to capital," he adds.Furthermore, these projects cannot do without "citizen consultation" upstream: "the inhabitants are too often put at the foot of the wall when they have their say".In the meantime, the inhabitants of Vaylats are not likely to see solar panels arriving in their town.