What: solar and battery energy storage (BESS) proposals before the Planning Board and a solar credit purchase for the schools.
Where it stands: Federal Pond Solar (Tremont Street, with BESS), Parallel Products solar canopy (Main Street), NLE Charging (EV chargers, Montello Street), Fuller Street Solar and Plymouth Street Solar are before the Planning Board; Federal Pond Solar and NLE Charging are continued to December 8. The Select Board approved, contingent on Town Meeting, a 20-year solar credit purchase for the schools.
Next: Planning Board action on December 8; Town Meeting article on solar credits.
Sources
The town's posted agendas and approved minutes (Agenda Center: https://www.carverma.gov/AgendaCenter) and YouTube auto-generated captions of Area 58 meeting videos when available.
Approved 5-0, contingent on Town Meeting, a 20-year solar credit purchase for Carver schools (about $50,000 a year in savings, from an array in Harvard, MA).
Federal Pond Solar (Tremont Street, with battery storage), the Parallel Products solar canopy (Main Street) and NLE Charging (Montello Street) were continued.