Solar facts & clifford township

Clifford Township adopted a solar ordnance in 2024 defining the requirement for large solar farms.  Here's a link to their ordnance which lays out all of the requirements that must be met and satisfied before a proposed project gets their approval.

As of Early April 2025, Clifford Township is considering approvals for at least two large solar farms.  One is on Rte. 247 across from the Panorama Golf Course.  The other is off Rte. 106 on part of the former Kipp Buffalo Farm.  The Kipp project sits on a 100+ acre lot.  Susquehanna Solar is the company requesting approval for the solar farm.

During both the Planning Commission and Supervisors meetings, 8 April,  Jon Wadsworth of Susquehanna Solar was presented to the public as an “expert” on solar farms. He answered questions from attendees and provided information regarding a wide range of subjects including stormwater runoff mitigation measures, the construction of solar panels, recycling of solar panels, weed control on solar farms, the impact of solar farms on wildlife and the likelihood the proposed solar farm would endanger native trout. 

Here's what we learned about Wadsworth's background and Susquehanna Solar 

Susquehanna Solar was formed in 2023.  It was created to push solar farms in Pennsylvania, but it is not a Pennsylvania company.  It is incorporated in South Carolina, 

has no physical corporate office and its online address corresponds to a mailbox at a UPS store in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

It does not appear that Susquehanna Solar has ever built a solar farm anywhere. It does not appear that Susquehanna Solar has ever operated a solar farm anywhere. 

 There are a total of four individuals employed by Susquehanna Solar. One of them is Jon Wadsworth.  He is not an engineer.  He was a business major in college and subsequently got his MBA.  He joined Susquehanna Solar in 2024. Prior to that he was a financial officer with a company that marketed equipment to the natural gas industry.  He has no background of any kind in the solar industry.

The other three individuals with Susquehanna Solar are probably best described as venture capitalists and investment bankers. They raise and invest money primarily in “clean energy.”  None of them have a background in the solar industry.

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