A Cape Cod golf course that’s hosted players for nearly a century may soon trade its fairways for solar panels. Falmouth residents will vote next Monday, Nov. 17, on whether to turn the historic Cape Cod Country Club property into solar arrays and a battery storage site, along with dedicated open space.

If approved, the project developers, PureSky Energy, will cover approximately 57 acres with more than 45,000 solar panels, generating over 29,000 megawatt-hours of energy per year, enough to power 7% of the county’s electricity.

The plans include donating 137 acres to the town for conservation purposes, including planting pollinator meadows and trees. However, developers would clear about 10 acres for the solar arrays and battery storage facility.

The Cape Cod Commission, the region’s pl

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