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Public Service Board rejects Middlebury solar array

Posted on January 5, 2015 |
By John Flowers



MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Public Service Board has denied a proposal by Bullrock Corp. to install a 150kW solar array near The Residence at Otter Creek (TROC) that would have defrayed around 25 percent of the Middlebury retirement community’s annual energy bill.

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Top stories of 2014: #6 — Solar arrays take off, but not everyone is happy

Posted on January 5, 2015 |
By Addison Independent



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For some it seemed that 2014 was the year that the predominant crop springing up in Addison County fields was solar arrays. The year saw the approval and development of numerous solar energy projects in Addison County, including Certificates of Public Good awarded to 26 projects by the Public Service Board, the largest number of projects of any county in the state. 

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Opinion: Who is the real beneficialy of solar array expansion?

Posted on January 5, 2015 |
By Randy Jones



Let’s start by saying I was born and raised in Vermont. I have lived in Orwell 18 years, building my home in a beautiful meadow. Over the years I’ve opened the hedgerow between Vera Blakeley’s meadow and mine. My family and I have enjoyed watching that field be used to harvest everything from hay, corn, pumpkins, now solar, “yea.”

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Opinion: Solar issues deserve thoughtful, responsible debate

Posted on January 5, 2015 |
By Alex D. Tokewell



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SunCommon withdraws Route 7 solar proposal in New Haven

Posted on December 31, 2014 |
By Addison Independent



NEW HAVEN — The application for what has become a controversial 150-kilowatt community solar array in New Haven was withdrawn on Dec. 19. Waterbury solar firm SunCommon withdrew the application with the Public Service Board citing community concerns.

The proposal would have occupied about one acre on the west side of Route 7 near the Waltham town line. The company noted opposition to the project in its decision to end its bid, and issued the following statement:

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State officials planning Vergennes solar array

Posted on December 31, 2014 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



VERGENNES — The Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services is planning to seek Public Service Board approval for a 500-kilowatt solar farm on state-owned land in Vergennes, according to local officials and state documents.

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Neighbors petition PSB on solar array in Ferrisburgh

Posted on December 31, 2014 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



FERRISBURGH — A neighbor is requesting that the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) reconsider the Certificate of Public Good the board issued to the Basin Harbor Club for a 150-kilowatt solar array at 4800 Basin Harbor Road.

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State aims to update renewable energy policies

Posted on December 31, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



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MONTPELIER — The Department of Public Service in December announced it will make changes to the state’s renewable energy program in an attempt to encourage solar growth while protecting ratepayers.

With the Legislature in its upcoming session also likely to update laws that encourage more renewable energy in the Green Mountain State, Vermonters can expect to see continuing efforts to nurture solar power in 2015, though with a slightly different flavor.

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Opinion: Opposition must consider facts

Posted on December 23, 2014 |
By Dylan Zwicky



Details are important when discussing energy policy, especially when it comes to our state’s future. That’s why I was so concerned to read two recent opinion pieces in the Addison Independent written by Paul Stone. (“Acts 248 and 250 need local input” on Nov. 26 and “State needs new solar-siting rules” on Dec. 10).

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New Haven aims to amend town plan to regulate solar projects

Posted on December 18, 2014 |
By Zach Despart



NEW HAVEN — Seated around circular cafeteria tables in the frigid basement of Beeman Elementary School, the New Haven Planning Commission on Monday evening debated changing the town plan to assert more local control over how energy projects, particularly solar arrays, are sited within the town.

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