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"Boardman Hill Solar Farm (BHSF) is a 150 kW AC project ... one of the largest single-phase PV arrays in Vermont ... and perhaps the first community-owned solar array of its size in Vermont to be truly green.

What makes BHSF distinctive is that its remarkably low cost, offers big dollar savings and is truly green too. BHSF responds to Vermont’s renewable energy goals because BHSF retains the solar environmental attributes with the project and does not sell the RECs (Renewable Energy Credits). The cost per watt is $2.87 -- a dollar or more less than most others -- and panel owners can claim the 30% federal tax credit too. BHSF participants own the panels and financed the entire $512,000 project, without any third-party. A non-profit, member-managed LLC handles financial and administrative matters, thereby eliminating customary markups and profit margins. This revolutionary yet simple approach required preparation of original documentation for LLC operating agreement, site land lease (landowner receives lease payments as energy credits) and other legal, insurance and service agreements – all of which, including the structural model itself, have been accepted by the Institute for Energy and the Environment at VLS and VNRC for replication and expansion to other communities in Vermont. (see documentation later) Creating the project took the combined efforts of a team working together – committed local leaders representing the panel owners and members of BHSF LLC; the engineering, technology and construction of the installer, Aegis Renewable Energy; and the farm site and environmental passion of the visionary, organic farmer, Greg Cox.",

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copying_text_from_other_sources Copying to Wikipedia from Gavin Skyobrien (talk) 13:26, 2 June 2016 (UTC)