Vermont gravel now pit home to 1.65-MW solar project

Encore Renewable Power constructed a 1.65-MW_AC/2.3-MW_DC photo voltaic array at a former gravel pit in Hardwick, Vermont that may serve houses and companies within the metropolis.

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“This new photo voltaic array on an underutilized gravel pit will carry great worth to Hardwick Electrical clients,” stated Michael Sullivan, normal supervisor of the Hardwick Electrical Division. “Delivering renewable, dependable and, most of all, inexpensive electrical energy to our clients is paramount and our group can really feel assured understanding that Hardwick Electrical has invested in cost-effective photo voltaic power.”

The undertaking web site, owned by Hardwick Electrical Division, was lately decommissioned. The photo voltaic array web site now contains pollinator-friendly floor cowl to assist important habitat for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths and different bugs whereas enhancing soil high quality and growing carbon sequestration.

“Municipal utilities like Hardwick Electrical are responding to their clients’ needs for extra sources of unpolluted power and are main the power transition right here in Vermont,” stated Chad Farrell, CEO and founding father of Encore Renewable Power. “This new array is a first-rate instance of photo voltaic delivering triple backside line worth by changing a former town-owned gravel pit into an income-generating asset for the City of Hardwick and its municipal electrical clients.”

That is the fourth photo voltaic array to return on-line for the reason that partnership between Encore Renewable Power and Vermont Public Energy Provide Authority was shaped in 2018. Beneath the partnership, Encore will assemble roughly 10 MW of photo voltaic capability throughout VPPSA member utility territories and VPPSA will handle the electrical era, transferring Vermont nearer to its dedication of 90% renewable power by 2050.

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