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Conservation Commission considers Carver solar projects
Wicked Local
CARVER – The parade of solar project proposals in Carver continues, with several projects under review by the Conservation Commission at its last meeting.
The Planning Boards in Carver and Wareham have granted approval for the 3-megawatt dual use solar project with battery storage on six acres at 370 Tremont St. in Carver and on 26 acres in Wareham. Of the 3 megawatts, approximately 30 percent would be located in Carver.
Sarah Stearns, an associate with the consulting firm Beals and Thomas, presented the plans for solar panels over owner Brett Meredith’s cranberry bogs to the Conservation Commission during the May 5 public hearing. A notice of intent and a variance have been requested from Carver.
Wicked Local
CARVER – With no tree clearing proposed, the developer of a new 7.3-megawatt solar project on 33 acres in Carver and 77 acres in Wareham seeks approval from the planning boards of both towns.
The Carver Planning Board had few questions at the Feb. 23 public hearing for Be Re, LLC, requesting a special permit and site plan approval for 370 Tremont St. in Carver.
The owner, Brett Meredith, proposes to continue operating his cranberry bogs as part of this dual use ground-mounted solar project with battery storage, two in Carver and two in Wareham.
Sarah Stearns, an associate with the consulting firm Beals and Thomas, presented the project to the Planning Board. Two access points in Wareham lead to the base of operations. She said the bogs are set back quite a ways from the main road.
Chloe Shelford Feb 23, 2021
For cranberry farmer Brett Meredith, installing a solar field over his active cranberry bogs would enable him to continue farming the land.
“It’s basically letting me stay in business and keep doing what I love,” Meredith said at the Feb. 22 Planning Board meeting.
Meredith’s farm straddles the Wareham-Carver border. He is hoping to install solar fields over 28 acres of his bogs in Wareham and additional solar over his bogs in Carver.
The plan is based on a state program that incentivizes farmers to harvest solar energy in addition to their crops and which requires the land to continue to be actively farmed.