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Nauset district approved for solar projects
Denise Coffey
ORLEANS — Gov. Charlie Baker has signed into law a bill authorizing the Nauset Regional School District to enter into a renewable energy agreement.
The law allows the district to enter into a 20-year lease on select parcels of land in Orleans and Eastham for the purposes of renewable energy production and storage, including power purchase agreements.
"This bill paves the way for the Nauset District to move ahead with their solar array at the middle school by allowing them to qualify for solar incentives and to enter into a power purchase agreement with a solar installer," said state Rep. Sarah Peake, D-Provincetown. "The Nauset District can devote the resources they would have spent on energy to educational resources instead."
The law will help reduce carbon emissions and save taxpayers money, benefiting students, taxpayers and the environment, Peake said.
The legislation allows the Nauset Regional School District to install a solar canopy in the middle school bus parking lot. The school district will enter a power purchase agreement with a solar installer, and the project will be eligible for Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target incentives.
"This legislation allows the district to use its assets as an example to both students and other districts," said state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro. "I'm grateful to Representative Peake's leadership in filing this legislation and to the educators in the district who have made this a priority."
The legislation gives authority to the district leadership to negotiate the terms of the agreement and additional oversight authorities to the Nauset Regional School Committee.
"I can't thank Julian and Sarah enough for all their time and effort to get this project approved," Nauset Schools Superintendent Thomas Conrad. "We continue to look for ways to be fiscally responsible and to teach our students the value of solar energy."
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