Stop Commercial Solar at 428 Bethmour Rd, Bethany

Hello, we are your Bethany neighbors at Glenwood Court, Bethmour and Rolling Green Roads. We are organizing an effort to stop the construction of a 0.999-megawatt commercial solar field at 428 Bethmour Road by TRITEC Americas, LLC and need monetary assistance from the Bethany community. The money raised will be used for legal fees and other expenses.

We are not in opposition to solar energy, however, we are in opposition to the construction of a commercial solar facility in our residential neighborhood, a neighborhood with little or no open space. The fact is that the property owner of 428 Bethmour Road is leasing the property to TRITEC Americas. LLC for the sole purpose of SELLING the power generated by the facility to Eversource. We will reap NO BENEFIT from this project. Eversource will incorporate this energy into its grid for sale to its customers. The motivation of Eversource, besides profit, is driven by a state requirement that it increase the proportion of clean energy it supplies to its customers according to a state-mandated schedule or face a penalty. The motivation of the property owner and TRITEC is driven by PROFIT and not by the welfare and interests of our Bethany community.

We believe that there are a myriad of better locations in Bethany that are zoned for commercial use where a solar farm will be much better suited than in the above-proposed location on Bethmour Road. Locations that would not adversely impact its residents, property values, wetlands, vegetation and wildlife.

Please join us in our opposition to this ill-conceived solar project by donating to this effort to halt its construction.

Thank you for your help.