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Planning board discusses requiring decommissioning plans and bonds for solar projects

5415889 · June 20, 2025
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Board members reviewed sample decommissioning language used by other municipalities and discussed requiring a decommissioning plan and a financial assurance (bond) for future solar arrays to ensure sites can be restored if arrays are abandoned.

Board members raised the issue of solar‑array decommissioning and asked staff to research model language. A member reported several municipalities now require a decommissioning plan and a financial assurance — commonly a performance bond —…

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