[Massplanners] Solar Decommissioning Costs

[Nancy Durfee]

Town of Rochester is interested. Thank you.


Nancy Durfee
Rochester Town Planner
37 Marion Road
Rochester, MA 02770
ndurfee at townofrochester.com<mailto:ndurfee at townofrochester.com>
(508) 763-5421 Ext. 208
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From: MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> On Behalf Of TownPlanner via MassPlanners
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 9:04 AM
To: massplanners at masscptc.org
Subject: [Massplanners] Solar Decommissioning Costs

Good morning,
I was wondering if other communities had cost estimates of large scale commercial solar decommissioning they would be willing to share.  We are in the process of a ten-year review, the owner provided a peer review analysis but would like any comparables to ensure we retain sufficient funds.   Any info. is appreciated!!

Pamela Harding, AICP
Bolton Town Planner
663 Main Street
Bolton, MA 01740
Phone (978)779-3308
Fax (978) 779-5461



From: MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org>> On Behalf Of Dwight Merriam via MassPlanners
Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2022 4:30 PM
To: Town Administration <Administration at westhamptonma.org<mailto:Administration at westhamptonma.org>>
Cc: Laura Harbottle <lharbottle at doverma.gov<mailto:lharbottle at doverma.gov>>; massplanners at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners at masscptc.org>
Subject: [Massplanners] Nat. Resource Protection Bylaws -- Solar and G. L. c. 40A, § 3, (ninth paragraph) (“40A”)

ICYMI (or did I miss discussion of it?)  I hope you can open the link, includes a link to the decision.

  https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/solar-energy-system-access-road-1011414/

Happy 4th

Regards,
Dwight

Dwight Merriam, FAICP
80 Latimer Lane, Weatogue, CT 06089


On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:49 AM Town Administration via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org<mailto:massplanners at masscptc.org>> wrote:
So, I was thinking about the angst that a lot of us have been feeling about the inability to regulate (or deny) utility-scale solar in rural or wooded areas.

The whole 40A sec. 3 exemption not withstanding, how about an alternative approach to, instead, draft a conservation bylaw?  perhaps one that prohibits large-scale cutting of old-growth forest of more than (say) two acres without an approved plan for regrowth and replacement on the same land?

Respectfully,

- Doug.
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Douglas Finn, Administrative Assistant
Town of Westhampton
1 South Road
Westhampton, MA 01027
413-203-3086
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Sent: Friday, July 1, 2022 11:39 AM
To: Laura Harbottle <lharbottle at doverma.gov<mailto:lharbottle at doverma.gov>>
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Subject: Re: [Massplanners] Tree Protection & Nat. Resource Protection Bylaws

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Laura,

How would you dealing with ground mounted solar?  I still struggle with clear cutting acres of woodland for ground mounted solar.  We have two woodland sites that were clear cut just doesn’t feel like a total gain environmental.  I would prefer strongly incentives for roofed mounted, solar canopies, 21E sites and placement and placement on existing impervious surfaces.

Just curious.

Richard McCarthy
Town Planner
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