Bolster Mills
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The other site (a residential property) is at 40 Bolsters Mills Road, owned by Dale Frechette. The lease involves about 20 to 25 acres. The applicant was ISM Solar Development, LLC. CEO Greg Lucini, who lives on Thompson Lake in Oxford, is currently involved in six projects nearby (Gray, Naples, Oxford and Poland).
Panels are “tilted and fixed.” The two consultants noted that if technology changes and new panels are installed, the old ones likely would be sent to a secondary market (third world nations) because they remain useful.
The two Harrison locations were prime spots due to the contour of the land and proximity to three-phase power lines, which solar-produced energy can be channeled. Knapp, a principal and natural resource practice leader at Boyle Associates, noted that when property is leased for solar arrays, the agreement usually runs 20 to 25 years followed by renewals.