"Local News At next Monday's Town Meeting, residents will decide the future of the long-standing Cape Cod course, with part of the land set aside for conservation. A Cape Cod golf course that's hosted players for nearly a century may soon trade its fairways for solar panels. Falmouth residents will vote next Monday, Nov. 17, on whether to turn the historic Cape Cod Country Club property into solar arrays and a battery storage site, along with dedicated open space."
"If approved, the project developers, PureSky Energy, will cover approximately 57 acres with more than 45,000 solar panels, generating over 29,000 megawatt-hours of energy per year, enough to power 7% of the county's electricity. The plans include donating 137 acres to the town for conservation purposes, including planting pollinator meadows and trees. However, developers would clear about 10 acres for the solar arrays and battery storage facility."
Falmouth residents will vote Nov. 17 on converting the historic Cape Cod Country Club into a solar array and battery storage site alongside dedicated open space. PureSky Energy would install more than 45,000 panels across roughly 57 acres, producing over 29,000 megawatt-hours annually, about 7% of county electricity. Developers would donate 137 acres to the town for conservation, including pollinator meadows, trees, walking trails, open fields and preservation of a sledding hill, while clearing about 10 acres for the arrays and battery facility. The Cape Cod Commission approved the conversion in September. Three Town Meeting articles would authorize the donation, enable a lease-back up to 40 years, and consider removing the site from the town's solar overlay district.
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