In the end, the School Committee voted 6-0, with Ursula Maloy absent, to give the preliminary commitment Bergeron sought in order to give Solect assurance that the district was interested enough for the developer to fund the National Grid study.
To support the Warren Landfill solar project, Citizens Energy is interested in installing utility poles along the access road to interconnect the project to the electrical grid.
The town already has sufficient net metering credits for its current electricity supply through Rockwood and would not be able to absorb the credits offered by Citizens.
In December, the students presented their findings in a public forum that was recorded by the town's public access television station, WilliNet, and available for viewing on the station's website.