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Pine Gate Cooperative presents community solar pre-application for Beech Hill Road; planning questions remain about site-plan threshold
Summary
Representatives for Pine Gate Cooperative and developer Barrington Power presented a conceptual plan for a resident‑owned 92.4 kW DC community solar array on Beech Hill Road. The board discussed funding, member benefits, timing and whether the array’s disturbed area triggers formal site-plan review.
Representatives for Pine Gate Cooperative described a proposed community solar array for a parcel on Beech Hill Road near the town recycling center during the March 20 planning board meeting. The project would be resident‑owned through ROC New Hampshire (Resident Owned Communities), developed by Barrington Power, and is intended to yield an estimated 92.4 kW‑DC of solar capacity and roughly $20,000 in annual financial benefit that would be distributed to cooperative members as lot‑rent credits.
Carl Carlson (project presenter) said the array is sized to serve Pine Gate Cooperative residents and that Barrington Power would front construction costs; title would…
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