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Plaistow selectmen seek authority to allow longer solar leases on town landfill
Summary
At their Jan. 27 meeting the Plaistow Board of Selectmen discussed authorizing the town to permit solar-lease terms longer than five years so private companies would consider installing a solar array on the town landfill; board members said any long-term lease would still require voter approval and a separate contract.
PLAISTOW, N.H. — At its Jan. 27 meeting the Plaistow Board of Selectmen discussed asking voters to allow lease terms longer than five years for a proposed solar array on the town landfill so private developers would present viable proposals.
Board members said many solar developers will not submit proposals unless they can secure 25- to 30-year leases that let them recover upfront installation costs. The discussion was framed as a preliminary step: the board would only be authorizing the town to extend allowable lease terms so companies will engage, not approving any specific long-term…
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