Sharon is a little bit closer to more solar power.
Selectmen voted last week to approve a motion to allow town manager Benjamin Puritz to continue negotiations with Bay State Consultants.
“We’re driving towards completion of negotiations for a presentation to [selectmen] at the meeting on July 9,” the town manager said.
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Puritz said the town currently has 3.4 megawatt hours in solar energy credits, and he is working with Bay State to utilize all available credits for the facility.
“For a conservative estimate, 3.4 megs would reduce costs by $250,000 a year,” he said. “We were very pleased with the service provided by Bay State Consultants. The negotiations have been very carefully scrutinized.”Find out what's happening in Sharonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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