[CPEO-BIF] "Soltage Completes 4.75-MW Solar Farm on Brownfield in Massachusetts"

[Lenny Siegel]

News Release
Soltage LLC 
September 19, 2017

Soltage Completes 4.75-MW Solar Farm on Brownfield in Massachusetts
Bird Machine Solar Farm will provide low-cost clean energy to Walpole


WALPOLE, Mass., PRNewswire/ -- Soltage LLC, a leading national renewable energy company, has completed the 4.75-megawatt (MW) Bird Machine Solar Farm on a brownfield in Walpole, Massachusetts. The new solar farm, built on the former Bird Machine industrial site, utilizes 14,600 panels to produce nearly 6 million kilowatt-hours of energy per year – enough to power roughly 623 homes per year and offset almost 9.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide. The town of Walpole will purchase the power from the new solar farm at a fixed-price below utility energy costs.  

"Turning brownfields into brightfields is an ideal solution for municipalities like Walpole across Massachusetts and across the country," said Jesse Grossman, CEO of Soltage. "Walpole has shown real environmental and economic leadership by enabling this project which will help spur local economic development and create strong environmental benefits. By installing solar on brownfields, we're lowering power costs for local communities, creating jobs, and contributing to local economy."

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For the entire release, see
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/soltage-completes-475-mw-solar-farm-on-brownfield-in-massachusetts-300521511.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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