Vermont gravel currently pit home to 1.65-MW solar project
- Encore Renewable Energy built a 1.65-MWAC/ 2.3-MWDC solar array at a former gravel pit in Hardwick, Vermont that will certainly serve homes and also organizations in the city.
" This new solar array on an underutilized gravel pit will bring remarkable value to Hardwick Electric customers," stated Michael Sullivan, general supervisor of the Hardwick Electric Department. "Supplying renewable, reliable and also, above all, economical electrical power to our customers is paramount and our community can feel confident recognizing that Hardwick Electric has actually purchased economical solar energy."
The project site, had by Hardwick Electric Department, was just recently decommissioned. The solar array site currently includes pollinator-friendly ground cover to sustain vital habitat for , butterflies, hummingbirds, moths as well as various other pests while enhancing dirt top quality and enhancing carbon sequestration.
" Municipal utilities like Hardwick Electric are reacting to their customers' desires for even more resources of clean energy and are leading the power transition below in Vermont," stated Chad Farrell, CEO and also creator of Encore Renewable Energy. "This new array is an archetype of solar supplying three-way bottom line value by converting a former town-owned gravel pit into an income-generating asset for the Town of Hardwick and also its municipal electric customers.
This is the 4th solar array to come online considering that the partnership in between Encore Renewable Energy as well as Vermont Public Power Supply Authority was developed in 2018. Under the partnership, Encore will construct about 10 MW of solar capacity across VPPSA member utility areas and also VPPSA will take care of the electric generation, relocating Vermont closer to its commitment of 90% renewable energy by 2050.
