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Select Board approves National Grid pole and transformer for 21.5 kW residential solar on Ames Road
Summary
After a continued public hearing, the Select Board voted to grant a pole permit for a 21.5-kilowatt residential solar installation on Ames Road. National Grid said engineering rules require the transformer be sited about 225 feet from the service; the board asked the company to follow up on double-pole inventory and remediation.
The Select Board voted to grant a pole permit for a transformer to serve a 21.5-kilowatt home solar system on Ames Road after a continued, advertised public hearing. Chair (S1) said the board had reopened the hearing to hear updated information from the petitioner and National Grid’s design team.
National Grid representative Sherry Diane Cloud (National Grid) told the board the system is larger than a typical home installation and that distribution-design calculations require the transformer to sit roughly 225 feet from the…
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