“State Ag & Markets has raised a long list of concerns over the super-sized solar project proposed along Route 20 in the Town of Sharon.
Because of its size, the 352-acre, 50-megawatt NextEra Energy project is subject to state—not local review; a public information session that had been on the calendar for March was cancelled because of COVID-19.
State review through the Siting Board, however, continues.
And in testimony presented June 5, a senior environmental analyst for the State Department of Agriculture & Markets called the project’s impact “very significant.””
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Nicosia, Patsy. Times Journal 24 June 2020.