KENNEBEC JOURNAL • November 11, 2021
The Augusta Planning Board has given final approval for an 87-acre solar farm off Church Hill Road that is expected to generate 20 megawatts of electricity. The project, BD Solar Church Hill, is slated to be built next to BD Solar Augusta, an existing, 34-acre solar array. The new array is expected to include about 50,520 panels that transform sunlight into usable energy to be fed into the regional electrical grid. The array is to be surrounded by a 7-foot, agricultural-style fence, which City Planner Betsy Poulin said would comply with the city’s new standards for screening and aesthetics.