Agencies seek help on siting solar projects

A commercial solar array off Route 7 just south of downtown Bennington. A draft of the proposed town energy plan is before the Selectboard for review. It could become the first of its kind to be approved statewide. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDiggerSeveral state agencies are seeking clarity from the Public Utility Commission on what qualifies certain solar projects for preferential treatment under new renewable-energy rules put in place in recent years.
The rules say the most common type of solar pr