A New York-based hedge fund plans to seek state approval this year for a massive 120-megawatt solar development in East Windsor, which could be the largest array in the Northeast and one of the biggest in the country, the Hartford Business Journal has learned. The Gravel Pit Solar project is named for the gravel pits on which the panels would be mounted, a substantial swath of land that has created headaches for the town over the years, as the property has been a popular haunt for unauthorized ATV riders and late-night partiers. The Board of Selectmen in April approved a tax stabilization agreement with the developer, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI), that would provide just shy of $10 million in local revenue over the next two decades, First Selectman Jason Bowsza said in an interview Wednesday.
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