First Selectman Jason Bowsza says his town has done more than its share to help state go green. Now he says he is fighting on behalf of his residents by urging the Connecticut Siting Council to reject the latest proposed solar farm in town. On Friday, Bowsza said that Solar Two is “gobbling up prime farmland” and is contradictory to the town’s plan of conservation and development, which, he told Siting Council, seeks to preserve the “rural, village and business character” of the town. Verogy Holdings LLC, the applicant for Solar Two at 31 Thrall Road, is a professional renewable energy business that develops, finances, constructs, manages, and operates solar-generating facilities. Verogy officials say that the project will help Connecticut meet its emission reduction targets, as well as meet Gov. Ned Lamont’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040. Pending approval, the project would begin financing, detailed engineering, procurement, and construction efforts by the end of this year, with commercial operation planned for the project in 2024.
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