Session 2: Western Massachusetts Solar Forum
Solar & Land Use in Massachusetts
Agenda and Recording
Session 2 Recording with ASL: coming soon
Session 2 Transcript - English
Session 2 Transcript - Spanish
Presentations
Comia: State Laws & Regulations + Local Bylaws and Ordinances
Rogan: Where has solar been developed with respect to land use?
Hilsdon: Challenges of Solar Development in the Built Environment
Clay: Food Production and Farmland Protection
Finton: Wildlife Habitat, Conservation and Recreational Land
Thompson: Carbon Sequestration
MassDOT Solar-Related Activities: see recording
Judge: DOER Technical Potential of Solar Study
MA Audubon/Harvard Forest Report: see recording
Dowling: Current UMass CEE Efforts to Address Solar Land Use Conflicts
Entin: Solar In an Urban Context: Re-Development of the Mt. Tom Coal Facility
Session Q&A / Comments
Speakers
Moderator: Scott Jackson, UMass Extension / Environmental Conservation Department
Ken Comia, PVPC
John Rogan, Clark University
Andy Toomajian, SEBANE / Sunbug Solar
Josh Hilsdon, PV Squared
Clem Clay, UMass Agricultural Extension
Andy Finton, The Nature Conservancy
Jonathan Thompson, Harvard Forest
Andy Paul, Highway Design Engineer, MassDOT
Kerry Judge, MA Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
Michelle Manion, Mass Audubon
Zara Dowling, UMass Clean Energy Extension
Lena Entin, Neighbor to Neighbor
