Vijay Puran, a utility supervisor at the New York State Department of Public Service, who works on analysis and supervision of electric transmission lines and solar power generation siting among other things, is also a leader and founder of "Citizens for Responsible Solar Farm Placement Panel", he lives next to the site proposed for one of the commercial solar farms. Puran said his group is not opposed to solar power or renewable energy but thinks commercial sized Solar plants should be built in commercial areas not prime farmland"