From:	Fairview Farms <fairviewfarm@comcast.net>
Sent:	Friday, October 28, 2016 11:24 AM
To:	SREC, DOER (ENE)
Subject:	siting criteria for solar farms

We have a hundred acre farm in western Mass.  Five years ago, we leased 10 of those acres to a 
solar developer for 20 years.  The income from this lease has been instrumental in allowing us to 
continue farming the other 90 acres.  There are many farms with similar solar farms that rely on 
the income to continue farming.  We feel that prohibiting solar farms on prime farmland is a 
huge mistake!  Please help the farmers continue farming by being able to diversify!  Thank You
 
Alan E. Sanderson, Jr. 
Owner 
Fairview Farms, Inc. 
PO Box 86, 345 Long Plain Road 
Whately, MA  01093 
Cell    413-374-9806 
Office   413-665-4361 
Fax    413-665-7155
