The parking lot next to the Butai Fishing Market in Chiayi was covered with photovoltaic panels. Villagers firmly opposed the briefing and broke up.

An energy company leased the land to build solar panels at an industrial parking lot next to the Butai Fishing Market in Chiayi County. This caused a backlash from nearby residents, who believed that there was a heat island effect and reflection problems. At present, the case site is temporarily suspended. The company held a second briefing meeting today. Residents believed that the minutes of the previous briefing meeting sent by the company to the county government did not contain local "objection" opinions. They questioned its integrity and expressed their firm opposition. The briefing meeting ended unhappy.

The parking lot is located in the Xinsheng section of Budai Town, with a usable area of ​​2,061 square meters. It is expected to lay 348 monocrystalline solar modules with a total installation capacity of approximately 205.32kWp. The company held a second briefing meeting today at the Evergreen Association of Butai Town. Butai Town Mayor Cai Weijie, county councilors Cai Xindian and Weng Congxian, county council candidate Chen Fengmei, Budai Town Citizens’ Representative Association Vice Chairman Cai Shipeng, town representatives Xiao Zhenying, Wang Suyan, Xiao Sulan and other villagers attended the meeting. The company explained to the residents concerns about the height of the solar panels, reflection angles, etc., and used scientific videos to explain issues such as radiation and sunlight reflection to the residents.

Weng Yilian, the local mayor of Cen Haili, said that the parking lot is only across the road from the residence. Residents who participated in the first briefing meeting expressed their opposition. However, the minutes of the briefing meeting that the company submitted to the county government did not indicate the residents’ "objection", and he has not received the meeting minutes. Weng Congxian said that the minutes of the meeting did not truthfully present the "objections" of residents, and that large-area solar panels may cause the temperature in the vicinity to increase.

The company responded that the general lease period for solar photovoltaic panels is 20 years, and the lease in this case is 10 years. In fact, the profit is not high. The minutes of the first briefing meeting sent to the county government stated that nearby residents had concerns about light reflection, driving safety and other related issues. If the mayor does not receive the meeting minutes, he will review it and make further efforts to communicate with the residents.

Chen Fengmei said that people believe that the height of solar panels is too low and will affect their lives. If the profit of this case is not high, it is recommended that the company should not do it. Participating residents said that the minutes of the first briefing meeting sent by the company to the county government did not state the residents' "objection", which would make the competent authorities think that the residents had no objections, and later started construction without communicating with the residents, failing to achieve the good-neighborliness and good-neighborliness stipulated by the government, and disrespecting the residents. Therefore, they firmly opposed the construction of this case.