The Connecticut Siting Council has rejected a Lodestar Energy application that would have brought a solar farm to Torrington. The application was for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 3.0-megawatt-AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and associated equipment on 13 parcels located south of West Hill Road in Torrington. The Connecticut Siting Council found that the effects associated with the construction of the 3.0-megawatt-AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility were a reason for the proposal’s denial. The council cited effects on “the natural environment, ecological balance, public health and safety, scenic, historic, and recreational values, agriculture, forests and parks, air and water purity, fish, aquaculture and wildlife are disproportionate either alone or cumulatively with other effects compared to need, are in conflict with the policies of the State concerning such effects, and are sufficient reason to deny the application,” the decision says.
$7.3M solar farm plan for CT forest land denied. Environmental impact cited in ruling.
