The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is the state agency charged with writing the rules for who gets subsidies. The Commissioner of DOER is Patrick Woodcock who came to […]
Who or What is Borrego Energy? Why should you care?
19 large ground mounted industrial solar in Wareham as of 2022 1,400 more acres of large solar planned Lithium-ion storage batteries also located at the sites Zoning Bylaw on solar […]
August 12, 2022 Affidavit of Scott W. Horsley, a water resource consultant and William Powers, owner of Powers Engineering: April 12, 2022 Franklin Superior Court Judge Francis E. Flannery rejects […]
Solar panels that capture the sun and convert it to electricity can range in size from rooftop panels on individual homes to large industrial ground-mounted systems. Rooftop panels can produce […]
State subsidies make it very profitable for corporations to build large ground mounted solar projects. There is no state law to make sure these are properly sited. The only way […]
Fearing Hill is one of the highest points of land left in Wareham and has historic significance, high biodiversity, ancient ways and wetlands. The so-called Clean Energy Collective of Colorado […]
A 2021 report by Partnership for Policy Integrity to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office concludes that solar projects that clear-cut forests and remove soils and vegetation harm — […]
Wareham MA is ground zero for solar gone wrong in Massachusetts. With 19 existing ground-mounted projects, many of which were preceded by industrial strip mining to “prepare” the site, 1,400 […]
This page includes information on webinars and virtual workshops conducted by SPB and other like-minded organizations. December 12, 2021: Protecting Shutesbury’s Land & Water while building Community Solar – Forests […]
