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BELLOWS FALLS â Rockingham will lease a portion of the town-owned gravel pit in Bartonsville to a Montpelier solar developer for the next 20 years.
The unanimous decision last week by the Rockingham Select Board came after months of discussion. The town had been approached by a handful of solar companies, eager to take advantage of the reclaimed gravel pit, which would yield any developer a high electric rate, according to state policy, which favors solar development on brownfield sites and gravel pits.
The board granted the 20-year contract to Novus Energy Development LLC, whose motto is âEnergy with a bright future.â