[CPEO-BIF] Billerica "Mass. Schools, Town To Benefit From Brownfield Sola"

[Lenny Siegel]

Mass. Schools, Town To Benefit From Brownfield Solar

by Joseph Bebon 
Solar Industry
February 27, 2017

Renewable energy company Soltage LLC and independent power producer Tenaska have completed a 3.68 MW ground-mounted solar project in Billerica, Mass.

According to the companies, the project is located on a brownfield site and will generate 4,445 MWh of clean energy annually for four school systems and one local government through 20-year virtual net-metering credit agreements. Project off-takers include the Town of Barre, Mass.; the Tantasqua Regional School District; the Wachusetts Regional School District; the Ralph Mahar Regional School District; and the Petersham Center School.

The project is located on a 553-acre brownfield industrial complex that included manufacturing and rail yard maintenance facilities, open storage areas, landfills, and former wastewater lagoons surrounded by residential properties and wetlands.

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For the entire article, see
http://solarindustrymag.com/mass-schools-town-to-benefit-from-brownfield-solar

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Lenny Siegel
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