The Land Use Department has received a letter from Lodestar Energy stating its intent to submit an application for a 3-megawatt solar farm on West Hill Road to the Connecticut Siting Council this month. The Planning and Zoning Commission will briefly discuss the matter at its meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. but will likely not get too deeply into the topic as there is no application yet, City Planner Jeremy Leifert said. He expects the solar farm will come up for a more lengthy discussion on Feb. 12. According to the letter, 19.6 acres of trees would be cleared for the solar array. Carbone has stated the three solar farms in varying stages in Torrington are plenty for the city. Save for a minor site plan approval, most of the other matters on the PZC’s agenda are scheduling public hearings for the two meetings next month, Leifert said.
