Sunvest Solar, a solar energy developer, is appealing the validity of an ordinance recently enacted by Jefferson Township that established new regulations for the installation and use of solar energy systems.

The notice of appeal, filed Aug. 18, contends the adoption of the new solar ordinance was not conducted properly, citing terms of Pennsylvania’s Municipalities Planning Code.

Jefferson Township’s solar ordinance, which it adopted at a supervisors meeting on July 14, contains land use requirements for minimum lot size, setbacks, noise, glare and decommissioning surrounding principal solar energy systems.

A principal solar energy system, such as the one that Sunvest Solar is looking to develop in the township, collects energy and distributes it to the wider grid.

But Sunvest’s appea

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