“Dual-Use” solar on farmland and cranberry bogs is a bad idea
Science does not support the claim that cranberries or other crops can grow under solar panels. Why are we investing hundreds of millions of dollars on the dual use experiment? […]
Shutesbury, MA: NextEra ground-mounted solar causes erosion, water pollution
In August 2021, the Shutesbury Conservation Commission issued a report on its annual site visit at the NextEra ground-mounted solar site. The Commission found many problems, including erosion, water pollution, […]
Rochester, MA: Indigenous cultural sites, wetlands, biodiversity threatened by industrial solar
Rochester is being targeted for destructive ground-mounted solar projects including “dual use” projects on cranberry bogs. This is driven by a flawed state energy policy that provides taxpayer and ratepayer […]
Citizen Suit Law invoked to stop AD Makepeace
Enough is enough. For over a year, Save the Pine Barrens and local residents have demanded that Carver enforce the laws to stop strip mining – including the egregious AD […]
Who is DOER Commissioner Woodcock? He’s the person behind solar gone wrong in Massachusetts!
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 is Borrego Solar?
Who or What is Borrego Energy? Why should you care?
Wareham: Ground-zero for large industrial solar in Massachusetts
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 […]
Northfield MA: BlueWave solar proposed for 126 acres of prime farmland, Indigenous site. The lawsuit challenging the solar project gets hearing in Franklin County Superior Court.
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 […]
Fact Sheet: Rooftop v. Industrial Ground Mounted Solar
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 […]
Resources: Examples of solar bylaws and solar moratorium in Massachusetts
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 […]