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Select Board authorizes RFP for transfer-station solar project but questions battery storage and liability
Summary
The Select Board voted to draft an RFP for a solar installation at the transfer station after reviewing a proposal from ECA Solar/Mass Holding LLC; members pressed for clearer specifications, asked for battery energy storage to be excluded or fully described, and requested attorney review of indemnification and procurement steps.
The Town of North Brookfield Select Board voted on April 21 to draft a request for proposals (RFP) for a solar project at the town transfer station after reviewing a proposal submitted by ECA Solar / Mass Holding LLC.
Select Board member Jamie introduced the firm’s submission and said the proposal included broad rights that could allow either photovoltaic panels or an exclusively battery energy storage system (BESS). Jamie said the submission's lack of technical detail — no panel counts, no layout, and an open description of "battery energy…
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