Friday, January 29, 2021 - 20:47 — From Borrego Solar Systems At its meeting on Jan. 16, the New Scotland Zoning Board of Appeals approved an area variance that allows a proposed solar array to be built on a 27-acre parcel of land located between 215 Altamont Road and National Grid’s high-voltage transmission lines. NEW SCOTLAND — The New Scotland Zoning Board of Appeals at its January meeting approved a variance that will allow 20 acres of solar panels to be installed on an addressless parcel of land along Altamont Road. The project now moves to the town’s planning board for site-plan approval. Borrego Solar Systems, a California-based company with a local office in Latham, is planning to install a five-megawatt large-scale, ground-mounted, solar array on a vacant 27-acre site owned by New Scotland resident Steven Burke that is located in between 215 Altamont Road and National Grid’s high-voltage transmission lines.