Mission complete: Officials, residents celebrate North Square development in Amherst’s Mill District >Gov. Charlie Baker speaks to Carlie Tartakov before the ceremony at the opening of the North Square in the Mill District in Amherst on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS >Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at the opening ceremony of the North Square at the Mill District in Amherst on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS > >Nolan Russell talks about living in the residential apartments in North Square at the Mill District in Amherst on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS >Cinda Jones, president of W.D. Cowls Inc., speaks at the opening ceremony of North Square at the Mill District in Amherst on Wednesday. STAFF PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS
The Recorder - My Turn: Amp Energy addresses concerns about Shutesbury solar projects
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Guest columnist Andrew Chabot: Amp Energy addresses concerns about Shutesbury solar projects
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Guest column: What would Shutesbury get in return for this deal? AP FILE PHOTO/SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
By ROBERT E. SELETSKY Print
AMP Energy, a Canadian solar developer, plans to build five large-scale industrial solar installations in Shutesbury on forest land leased from W.D. Cowls Inc. The project would involve the clear-cutting of about 190 acres, producing electrical generation for “the grid” not specifically Shutesbury.
AMP wants the town to “partner” with it, by which AMP gains “public entity” status, enabling their receipt of millions in Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) funding, and subjects them to environmental regulations only after receiving those subsidies.