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Guest column: What would Shutesbury get in return for this deal?


Guest column: What would Shutesbury get in return for this deal?
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By ROBERT E. SELETSKY
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AMP Energy, a Canadian solar developer, plans to build five large-scale industrial solar installations in Shutesbury on forest land leased from W.D. Cowls Inc. The project would involve the clear-cutting of about 190 acres, producing electrical generation for “the grid” not specifically Shutesbury.
AMP wants the town to “partner” with it, by which AMP gains “public entity” status, enabling their receipt of millions in Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) funding, and subjects them to environmental regulations only after receiving those subsidies. ....

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The Recorder - My Turn: 'What would Shutesbury get in return for this "deal"?'


My Turn: ‘What would Shutesbury get in return for this “deal”?’
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Published: 4/18/2021 9:50:54 AM
AMP Energy, a Canadian solar developer, plans to build five large-scale industrial solar installations in Shutesbury on forest land leased from W.D. Cowls, Inc.; it would involve the clear-cutting of about 190 acres, producing electrical generation for “the grid” not specifically Shutesbury. AMP wants the town to “partner” with it, by which AMP gains “public entity” status, enabling their receipt of millions in SMART (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target) funding, and subjects them to environmental regulations only after receiving those subsidies.
Currently, the developments would be ineligible for SMART funds as the land is more than 50% “BioMap2” priority/core habitat and critical natural landscape. The DOER (state Department of Energy Resources) confirms that the SMART program is not intended for commercial developers; it exists t ....

United States , National Grid , Department Of Energy Resources , Amp Energy , Wd Cowls Inc , Conservation Commission , Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target , Energy Resources , Select Board , Planning Board , Wheelock Tract , Shutesbury Select Board , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , தேசிய கட்டம் , துறை ஆஃப் ஆற்றல் வளங்கள் , ஆம்ப் ஆற்றல் , வ்ட் மாடுகள் இன்க் , பாதுகாப்பு தரகு , சூரிய மாசசூசெட்ஸ் புதுப்பிக்கத்தக்க இலக்கு , ஆற்றல் வளங்கள் , தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும் பலகை , திட்டமிடல் பலகை ,