Lamont Visits East Windsor Solar Array, Criticizes Loss of Open Space
Neighbors cited constant noise, a transformer fire and weak fire response as Lamont reviewed new solar plans that could add 160,000 megawatts a year.
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Lamont visits East Windsor solar array, criticizes loss of open space
Gov. Ned Lamont criticized the loss of farmland and other open space for the construction of Connecticut’s largest solar array on Tuesday. But he stopped short of expressing support for a moratorium on further solar development in towns at the epicenter of the state’s solar industry. Lamont’s visit to East Windsor — home to the 120-megawatt Gravel Pit Solar project and several smaller arrays — was arranged by local critics of the developments. T…
‘I don't think we have balance': Gov. Lamont tours solar facilities in East Windsor
About a third of the state’s solar energy is collected in East Windsor, and another facility could be coming. Neighbors have been airing their concerns about more solar in town. Gov. Ned Lamont toured a facility on East Road with lawmakers and people who live in the neighborhood across the street to hear some of those concerns on Tuesday. “I love clean, renewable power that’s also affordable, but I also love open space, protecting open space, an…
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