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East Windsor to Be Site of Large Solar Farm Len Besthoff © Provided by NBC Connecticut An area of East Windsor will soon be home to the largest solar farm in New England. Connecticut will soon become home to what developers call the largest solar farm in all of New England. Hundreds of acres in East Windsor, including land that has been a gravel pit, are planned to be used for a massive project. Much of a 485-acre swath of farms, quarries, and other properties will be covered with solar panels in the near future.   “This is homegrown energy right here in Connecticut," sai...

By Joe Chaisson | Journal Inquirer The state Siting Council on Thursday unanimously granted approval for construction of Gravel Pit Solar, a 485-acre solar farm slated to become the largest of its kind in the Northeast. The approval marks the final significant hurdle for the project’s developers, D.E Shaw Renewable Investments, or DESRI, and North Light Energy. They anticipate construction to begin this summer with the bulk of it occurring in 2022, Aaron Svedlow, director of development for Gravel Pit Solar, said. “We are very pleased with the Siting Council’s unanimous de...