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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The town is looking at $264,000 in utility savings thanks to a net-metering contract with the community solar field in Warren, according to the Orange Energy Committee’s chairman.Henry Oertel went before the Selectboard last week to give his...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With the flip of a switch on Wednesday, Sanderson Place’s solar array kicked on and set the senior housing facility on the road to energy independence.At the same time, the event marked Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics’ (PV Squared Solar),...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The solar array proposed for the town’s former landfill can move forward following the Planning Board’s approval of its site plan on Monday evening.With the green light given, Deerfield Renewables LLC, alongside Nexamp, can proceed with a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

SHUTESBURY — A Land Court lawsuit contending that Shutesbury’s zoning bylaw is overly restrictive and may doom plans to develop five large solar projects on 190 acres of mostly wooded land remains active, though the town’s attorney is seeking to have...

By DOMENIC POLI

MONTAGUE — The Selectboard has agreed to reduce the lease costs of the power company operating solar arrays on town property on Sandy Lane in exchange for the company having capped a 163-acre burn dump.The town will now share an equal cost with...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — The Planning Board will continue its public hearing on a proposed solar array, slated to be built on the town’s former landfill, on Aug. 7, having scheduled a site visit for July 19.Deerfield Renewables LLC, in conjunction with Nexamp, is...

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

BOSTON — Massachusetts has more than enough solar energy potential to support the decarbonization requirements enshrined in state laws, according to a report officials released Thursday.The Department of Energy Resources report found the state’s land...

By ANITA WILSON

You may have seen advertisements about going solar or maybe you’ve seen fields of solar panels popping up along the highway. I have some tips if you are considering solar.Before you speak to any company, determine your electricity usage. This...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge deemed an abutter had standing to appeal the special permit for three proposed solar arrays on Pine Meadow Road in Northfield, setting up a future trial.In a flurry of decisions, Judge Karen Goodwin...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — To help Whately reduce its carbon footprint and save money in the process, the town has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a grant-funded solar array to be installed on the Town Offices’ roof.The town received a $300,000 Municipal...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — After receiving special permit approval in 2019 to build a solar array crossing the Bernardston-Greenfield line, an international renewable energy developer has returned to the Planning Board to amend its site plans and special...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — A Franklin County Superior Court judge has taken arguments under advisement following a hearing seeking to appeal the special permits for three solar arrays that were approved for Pine Meadow Road in Northfield.Judge Karen Goodwin said...

By DEVLIN SELMAN

Not all industrial solar arrays are a “sunny” great thing. Large solar companies such as Nexamp offer “too good to be true” incentives for landowners to lease their land and build a solar “farm” to capture the sun’s energy so they can do “good!” We...