Solar plant to be built near Rutland

An odd-looking construction project will be coming to Rutland town. The Public Service Board has approved an application to build a 50-kilowatt solar-array power station along Route 7. The $400,000 project includes about 265 3 by 5 foot solar panels arranged in arrays on the ground. The solar array is being designed and built by Stafford Technical Center students in cooperation with CV Solar and Wind of Rutland and ReKnew Energy Systems. The high-voltage work will be done by members of the IBEW union. Most power plants are designed to be low-profile facilities, but the solar project is being designed for visibility as part of the education aspect of the plant.