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Planning Board asks town counsel to review decommissioning-bond language for solar projects
Summary
Board members discussed ambiguity around the form and amount of decommissioning security for solar projects, including whether a 25% cash deposit policy applies. The board asked planning staff to seek town counsel review and recommended drafting bylaw language for a future town meeting.
Charlton’s Planning Board on May 21 discussed a standing question about decommissioning security for solar installations after receiving correspondence from an attorney for NextEra Energy about the acceptable form of surety.
Board members noted that the town’s solar-energy zoning language requires a decommissioning surety but does not explicitly prescribe whether that surety must be cash, bond, or letter of credit. A 2020 Planning Board policy requiring a 25 percent cash deposit had been used…
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