Miriam Kurland: Biomass plant bad for state
Published: 4/1/2021 11:57:17 AM
Springfield is already impacted by countless environmental and public health problems, including COVID-19. The last thing that is needed is a biomass plant spewing pollution into the air, worsening existing respiratory issues and darkening the future on this planet.
One in five children in Springfield has asthma, and the city received the title of “asthma capital of the U.S.” from the national Asthma and Allergy Association. Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued a terrible proposed amendments to the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) that would allow polluting wood-burning biomass power plants, like Palmer Renewable Energy’s proposed Springfield plant, to qualify for the same state renewable energy subsidies as wind and solar power.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - 20:11
KNOX RIC Energy, which has proposed a 4.4 megawatt solar facility on Thompsons Lake Road, in Knox, has sent a letter to the Knox Planning Board that rejects the concerns of the Albany County Planning Board, which issued its disapproval of the project last month.
At its March 11 meeting, the Knox Planning Board will discuss whether to move forward with the project despite county disapproval. A supermajority vote five of the board’s seven members is required.
The county planning board cited eight reasons for its decision, including the project’s supposed visibility from Thacher Park, as well as residents’ objections, various local and intermunicpality impacts, unfulfilled bureaucratic requirements, and the project’s proximity to Thacher Park and parcels within an agricultural district.