[CPEO-BIF] "Solar Power Energizes Capped Landfill in Lowell, " Massachusetts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Solar Power Energizes Capped Landfill in Lowell

By KAT FRIEDRICH
ecoRI News
February 19, 2014

LOWELL - The city has resurrected a section of its closed and capped  
landfill as a solar installation that will provide municipal power.  
The 1.5-megawatt solar array, which went live in January, is part of  
the city’s growing attempt to leverage green innovations to build on  
its industrial legacy.

Once known for its inventions in the textile industry, Lowell is  
seeking to revitalize local business and build a reputation for  
sustainability, said Jim Walker, Ameresco’s photovoltaics director.  
In 2011, Lowell won a Massachusetts “Lead by Example” award for its  
environmental initiatives.

The landfill solar array will provide an environmental benefit equal  
to taking 131 cars off the road for a year, according to Ameresco,  
the Framingham-based contractor leading the project.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.ecori.org/massachusetts-energy/2014/2/19/solar-power- 
energizes-capped-landfill-in-lowell.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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