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Connecticut denied the Serpens 3 MW solar certificate

The Connecticut Siting Council denied LSE Serpens/Lodestar's application for a 3 MW solar facility south of West Hill Road in Torrington. T2:p59

DeniedRecorded February 5, 2026
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01 / The recorded outcome

What happened

The state docket identifies LSE Serpens, the Torrington parcels and the 3 MW request T1. The council's final-decision notice says it issued findings, opinion, decision and order denying the certificate on February 5 T2. The City of Torrington appears as a party in the docket; that is a recorded role, not a motive T1.

Decision on recordThe Connecticut Siting Council denied LSE Serpens/Lodestar's application for a 3 MW solar facility south of West Hill Road in Torrington. T2:p59
02 / People and public bodies

Who acted in the record

Connecticut Siting Councilstate siting decision body

Denied the certificate application. T2:p59

City of Torringtonpublic party to the docket

Filed testimony and an opposition brief, according to the docket index. T1

03 / A retrospective walkthrough

How RealClear would approach this site

Historical reconstruction: RealClear was not involved in the recorded proceeding; this is how a one-property review could have organized its public record, not a predicted vote.

Which state-level environmental findings govern this solar parcel?

Record to read
Docket 532 application, city submissions and final findings/order
Constraint to test
Core forest, stormwater and site impacts must be evaluated in the council's actual findings, not generalized from another Lodestar petition.
Next action
Read the final opinion against the parcel map and distinguish any new application from Docket 532.
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04 / What this record does not establish

The boundary of the finding

  • The shelf's other “CT Siting Council Decision” is Petition 1638 for Sextans, a different Lodestar matter; excluded.
  • No subsequent appeal or replacement application checked.

Latest cited status: 2026-02-06

One property. A dated record. A clearer next move.

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