TRAPPE, MARYLAND — Trappe wants residents on the record against a proposed 5-megawatt solar farm by the Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 deadlines. The town says the Maryland Public Service Commission is taking public comments through Oct. 22, and the developer's Case 9898 notice sets Oct. 22 as the deadline to petition to intervene, with a virtual pre-hearing conference Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. ET.
A town page, "Petition - Proposed Solar Farm," says SUNXIII, LLC, c/o Distributed Sun LLC, filed PSC application number 9898 to build the array on a 42-acre property at Piney Hill Road and Ocean Gateway, with panels covering about 30 acres. The page says Maryland Public Utilities Article 7-207 lets solar generating systems bypass local zoning and leaves approving authority with the PSC.
"The Trappe Town Council and Trappe Planning Commission have reviewed this project and both boards have concerns on the impact that this solar facility will have on the Town of Trappe and Town residents," the town page says. It says the council prepared a formal statement in opposition and will submit an opposition package to the PSC.
The town asks opponents to sign its petition by Oct. 21 and, if they want, email their own letters to clerk [at] trappemd.net before that date for inclusion in the town package. Residents may also comment directly through the PSC website, the page says. Distributed Sun's public-notices page for Case No. 9898 confirms the 5 MW project on Piney Hill Road in Trappe, the Oct. 22 intervene deadline and the Oct. 29 virtual pre-hearing.
Source: Town of Trappe
Also: Town of Trappe (2), Distributed Sun, Maryland Public Service Commission
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