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Falmouth Planning Board approves ASD Cape Cod Holdings' three-array solar project with conditions
Summary
The planning board approved a site plan for three large ground‑mounted solar arrays totaling about 23.3 MW DC (13.5 MW AC), with conditions on decommissioning, landscaping, stormwater, access and operation. The applicant will donate the project land to the town and lease it back for operations.
The Town of Falmouth Planning Board voted April 14 to approve ASD Cape Cod Holdings LLC’s application to install three large‑scale ground‑mounted solar photovoltaic arrays on properties off Theater Drive and Boxberry Hill Road.
Board staff read a draft decision that described the East, West and South arrays as collectively comprising roughly 23.3 megawatts DC (about 13.5 MW AC) and identified related site components including a battery energy storage system (BESS), transformers, electrical cabinets, conduits, and stormwater management features. The decision describes approximately 137 acres in play, with about 54–55 acres to be permanently conserved as open space and the applicant’s stated intent to donate the acreage to the town by quitclaim deed and then enter into leases for the array sites.
"The proposed project involves the installation of three individual large scale ground mounted solar photovoltaic arrays on approximately 58.8 plus or minus acres," board staff (Bob) read from the draft decision as the…
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