Tag: municipal
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Largest landfill solar project in N.J. also helps township recoup $2.3M in past taxes
Solar projects on landfills continue to come online across the country. According to the EPA, there has been an 80 percent increase in the number of landfill solar projects in the U.S. over the last five years, and last week saw the largest such project yet. CEP Renewables, CS Energy, Terrasmart, Lindsay Precast and NJR……
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South Portland, Maine, completes multi-phase solar project at capped landfill site
The City of South Portland, Maine, and ReVision Energy completed a 4.7 MW solar project at a capped landfill, estimated to offset 63 percent of the city’s municipal electric load. In total, more than 80% of the City’s municipal electric load will now be offset by solar. The three-phase project began way back in 2017……
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Northern Reliability, CDE select iSun for large-scale solar + storage microgrid in Jackson, Tenn.
iSun has been selected to provide its innovative solar products and services for phase one of one of the nation’s largest solar plus storage microgrid projects underway in Jackson, TN. Industry pioneer Northern Reliability leads the multi-phase project with phase one being the vision of Community Development Enterprises (“CDE”) whose mission isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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White Pine Renewables completes largest floating solar project in U.S. for Healdsburg, California
White Pine Renewables completed the Healdsburg Floating Solar Project for the city of Healdsburg, Calif., under a 25-year power purchase agreement. At 4.78 MW(dc) and sited on ponds at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, the project is the largest floating solar project completed in the United States to date. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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City of Plano, Illinois energizes solar farm to power water treatment plant
The City of Plano, Illinois officials announced Feb. 17, 2021 that its 1.1 megawatt solar farm, which was fully energized in late 2019, is performing as expected. The ground and roof mounted Solar system will generate over 1.2 million kilowatt hours annually and provide power to the Water Treatment Plant.Read More — Solar Builder magazine