CALIFORNIA, USA — This story was originally published by CalMatters. This article was updated on June. 4 because it incorrectly identified ConnectGEN as the developer of two rejected projects in Humboldt and Lake counties. Kings County Supervisor Joe Neves guided his pickup to a stop next to a long line of chain-link fencing. On one side of a gravel road stood row after row of glinting solar panels. The automated mirrors pivot and turn, following the sun in its daily path across the Central Valley sky.
