[Summit] FW: coalition letter/ SOLAR SUPORT/ origional/ Urgent

Mon Jan 10 19:27:29 UTC 2022

Why would Manchester St drop emissions? The additional capacity would be
regional ISONE market impact at best.

- Coryndon

On Mon, Jan 10, 2022, 2:02 PM Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Reduced truck traffic versus other potential uses of the site.  Reduced
> emissions from  gas powered Manchester st station.
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> *From: *Coryndon Luxmoore <coryndon at luxmoore.com>
> *Date: *Monday, January 10, 2022 at 1:54 PM
> *To: *Ethan Gyles <ethangy at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>, Summit Neighborhood <
> Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> *Subject: *Re: [Summit] FW: coalition letter/ SOLAR SUPORT/ origional/
> Urgent
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> 6) How does this actually address the cited asthma issue? The health claim
> is real but I am unclear how this effort will improve the problem given it
> is typically driven by local air pollution from highways, poor housing, etc.
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> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 10:01 AM Ethan Gyles <ethangy at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I would generally encourage the SNA to support this, however I would also
> encourage SNA to ask the Coalition to question the developer on the
> following elements of the statement:
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> 1) Just a note of caution, this particular solar developer has extensive
> experience in the state but also has made headlines for poor practices. I
> would have recommended other companies over this one based on what I've
> read about them. However, sounds like the ship has sailed. Example at the
> link below.
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> https://www.ecori.org/renewable-energy/2020/2/1/green-development-threatens-towns-with-huge-lawsuits
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> 2) Does the developer already have a lease option or land purchase option
> in place with the existing landowner of the parcel? This is an important
> piece to confirm, or else the whole thing is speculative. The landowner
> must agree formally this is what they want to do with the parcel.
>
> 3) The statement mentions that the project would be "community-owned."
> Typically, in the "community solar" model, the solar projects themselves
> are not "community-owned," but owned by solar company with subscriptions
> going to residents in the community. A technicality perhaps, but an
> important distinction. I worry this is a talking point from the developer.
> Or maybe this is different and the City would indeed own the project?
>
> 4) The statement says this would lower electricity rates for local
> residents. Typically, in the "community solar" model, residents can opt-in
> to subscribe and achieve modest savings on their electric bill, on the
> order of 10-15%. However, my understanding was the the R.I. community solar
> program enabled by legislation a few years ago had a cap of 30 megawatts
> and that cap is full. My understanding is subscriptions also have been
> flowing through a 'middle-man' company, called Arcadia (we've all by now
> probably seen their postcards in the mail at one time or another before the
> program, to my knowledged, filled up). That program is, so far, the only
> way residents can get savings from community solar projects. If it's full,
> this statement by the Coalition is misleading. I suspect they got the
> talking point from the developer, so it'd be the developer I'd question
> here, not the Coalition. Perhaps I'm wrong and the program is not full.
> Secondarily, I would ask Green Development to make clear what the discount
> they'll be offering local residents who subscribe actually is, and what the
> fine print would be. Some companies offer great, legitimate, and
> transparent subscriptions. Some less reputable ones have caveats.
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> 5) I would ask how the subscriptions will be made available to the South
> Providence/Washington Park community before being made available statewide.
> Current rules on community solar allow anyone in the utility's territory
> (i.e. most of the state) eligible to subscribe to any community solar
> project in that utility's territory. I'd be leery that they'd be gobbled up
> unless written conditions were put in place.
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> Best regards,
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> Ethan
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> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 9:32 AM Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
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> Would the Summit Neighborhood Association Board consider signing on?  Greg
> gerritt
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> *From: *Linda Perri <bettylinda at aol.com>
> *Reply-To: *Linda Perri <bettylinda at aol.com>
> *Date: *Monday, January 10, 2022 at 9:20 AM
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> *Subject: *Fwd: coalition letter/ SOLAR SUPORT/ origional/ Urgent
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> Linda Perri
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> Washingtion Park Association
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> 'working together with our neighbors'
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