Resources

• Statements for Bill S2596

About the Proposed Projects in Amherst and Shutesbury:

• Solar01072: Comprehensive information about the projects, the process, and current status

• Official AMP solar project proposal Amherst

• Map of Amherst Propsal

• Map of the Proposed Sites Shutesbury

• Shutesbury's Solar Bylaws

• AMP's Project Proposal in Shutesbury (from 3/1/21)

• DOER Solar Installation Site Evaluation Shutesbury

• Shutesbury's BioMap2
  

What these projects might mean for Shutesbury and Amherst:

• Ken Holt: Shutesbury Not Big Enough for Mega Solar Array

• Jack Farrell: Large-Scale Solar Moratorium Urgently Needed

• Stephen Garabedian: Solar Development Problems

• Property Value Impacts of Solar

• Bill Stubblefield: Solar Energy? Yes! Deforestation? No!

• Bob Flaherty: The Solar Divide

• Colin A Young: Forest Loss Hampering Carbon Fight

Town of Amherst Solar Planning

• Climate Action Adaptation and Resilience Plan

• Amherst CAARP position on town-wide solar zoning bylaw

• BioMap2

​Smart Alternatives to Clear Cutting Forests for Solar

• UMass Solar Canopies Parking Lot Project

• ​UMass Tesla Battery Megapack Delivery

• A Guide to Community Solar

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Wetlands Protection

• Massachusetts DEP wetlands and solar siting.pdf

• MassDOE questions and answers on Ground Mounted PV systems.pdf

• Mass DEP Wetland Protection Presentation (PowerPoint)

• Highlands Community Initiative - A Town’s Guide to Land Conservation

​Deforestation

• Save Mass Forests

• Massachusetts Forestry Best Management Practices Manual

• What does “grubbing” look like

Industrial Solar in Massachusetts

• Solar Development Problems

• ​Solar Array Leads to Environmental Damage in Williamsburg

• ​BlueWave Project Development Documentation Northfield Ma

• Appeal filed against board’s approval of large-scale solar project in Northfield

Shutesbury MA AMP and Wheelock

• Smart Solar Shutesbury

• Solar 101 - info about Shutesbury solar regulations

• Shutesbury AMP projects ANRAD reports

• 8.25.21 Wheelock Tract Site Visit Report - Shutesbury ConCom

• Wheelock Solar Site Plan Submission (2017) Shutesbury

Solar in the News

• Greenfield Rally Calls for Moratorium on Large-Scale Solar Projects

• Built Solar Assets are "Chronically Underperforming"

• Large Solar Arrays Proposed for Small Massachusetts Town

Climate Change

• Keeping Trees in the Ground Where They Are Already Growing is an Effective Low-Tech Way to Slow Climate Change

• What Good are Wetlands? 5 Essential Reads

• What the World Needs Now to Fight Climate Change: More Swamps