CT Siting Council Approves Solar Expansion in East Windsor

CT Siting Council approves solar expansion in East Windsor

The Connecticut Siting Council voted Thursday to approve a proposed expansion of East Windsor’s Gravel Pit Solar facility that would add 150 acres to the project and increase its output by 30 megawatts. Gravel Pit Solar, owned by New York-based DESRI Holdings, is by far the largest solar installation in Connecticut and among the largest in New England. But the developer’s efforts to expand the facility have drawn growing opposition from resident…

State council approves expansion for heavily opposed solar farm in East Windsor

A proposal to expand the 485-acre Gravel Pit Solar in East Windsor is moving forward as of Thursday. The Connecticut Siting Council approved the plan in a unanimous 6-0 vote. The Town of East Windsor has been pushing back on the 150-acre expansion for months. “I am irate about this, and I know I’m not alone,” First Selectman Jason Bowsza (D) said after the decision came down. He said, despite the Siting Council’s unanimous decision, they plan to…