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Public Community Meeting #1 · July 8, 2026Are you going to do this and hand it all off?
Yes. ESA develops and permits the project, and then a long-term owner and operator builds and runs the facility.
How the issues were handled
A written response is recorded. Sending an individual reply, considering feedback, and making a design change require separate evidence.
How do we know a new owner will keep the promises? Individual reply: not confirmed. Consideration: not recorded. Design change: not confirmed.
ESA is in Florida. How will it stay involved? Individual reply: not confirmed. Consideration: not recorded. Design change: not confirmed.
Website and email · September 10, 2026, 9:13 AM ETESA is based in Central Florida with very different ecosystems, culture, and climate to Massachusetts. How will the needs of the community (both human and wildlife) be considered and effectively handled by the company if they are states away? How engaged will the owner and base company be with the town and town meetings?
Earlier written draft (answers as of October 7, 2026)
Learning the local habitat. ESA has met with MassDEP, MassWildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, and the EEA MEPA Office to learn more about the local habitat. The Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program has asked ESA to submit a formal information request for rare species data, and state reviewers have asked for a formal wetland delineation. ESA is open and available to learn more from residents who want to share their local knowledge. Residents can do that through the Citizen Advisory Committee, public meetings, the weekly virtual office hours, or directly with Jonathan Santiago at jsantiago@esa-solar.com or 407-232-7440 ext. 251.
Engagement with the town. ESA is the developer, not the long-term owner or operator. The project is expected to be sold to a long-term owner before it is built and operated. Permits, approvals, and other legally binding project requirements continue with the project and apply to the future owner, and the Community Benefits Plan is being written to state who is responsible for each commitment, how it is funded, and how it is monitored. Until a sale, ESA attends meetings in Charlton, takes part in community outreach, works with town officials and emergency services, and continues the Citizen Advisory Committee meetings. The draft Community Benefits Plan also proposes one named community contact with a posted phone number and email. Residents will be told who the owner is once the project is sold.
How the issues were handled
A written response is recorded. Sending an individual reply, considering feedback, and making a design change require separate evidence.
ESA is in Florida. How will it stay involved? Individual reply: not confirmed. Consideration: not recorded. Design change: not confirmed.
