US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck up all the energy from the sun'

The council voted against rezoning the land for solar panels after listening to comments from the public and the solar company Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

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A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm following public concerns.

Members of the public in Woodland, North Carolina, expressed their fear and mistrust at the proposal to allow Strata Solar Company to build a solar farm off Highway 258.