“A significant number of trees on 102 acres off Shutesbury Road in Amherst near the Pelham border would be removed to make way for a 9.35-megawatt solar project and accompanying battery energy storage system.
With a project footprint of over 41 acres spread over three parcels for the development proposed by PureSky Energy, formerly Amp Energy, on land between 187 and 201 Shutesbury Road, trees will have to be felled to accommodate the renewable energy.”
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Merzbach, Scott. Daily Hampshire Gazette 29 August 2023.