WINDSOR LOCKS — A solar developer has proposed a new “carport” facility on top of an existing parking lot at Bradley International Airport. West Hartford-based solar developer Verogy, through its subsidiary Windsor Locks Solar One LLC, has filed a petition with the Connecticut Siting Council seeking a declaratory ruling to allow construction of a 3-megawatt solar photovoltaic electric generating facility at Bradley International Airport. Plans filed with the Siting Council on Friday show 8,064 solar panels to be installed on canopy structures over Parking Lot 5C, a 0.32-acre employee parking lot owned by the Connecticut Airport Authority that is accessed from Light Lane and borders Ella Grasso Turnpike/Route 75. The petition, filed on Friday, comes not long after Bradley finished a $250 million overhaul of the airport that began three years ago. Verogy representatives said in a narrative included with the petition that, if approved, the project would begin construction in spring 2027 and take approximately six months to complete, with construction activities occurring between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday. Construction would be phased, allowing employees to use the parking lot throughout the process. The Siting Council will accept comments on the plan from state agencies, municipal governments, and the general public until May 17. The council’s current deadline to approve a final decision is Oct. 14.
Developer proposes solar facility over Bradley Airport employee parking lot
