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Unprecedented Landfill Solar Project Completed in Maryland

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Carol Pan

An 18 MW project developed by Building Energy has turned otherwise unusable land into enough generation to power 12% of the city of Annapolis.

“Developer Building Energy turned an otherwise unusable 80-acre landfill into a 18 MW solar power project, capable of supplying the city with up to 12% of its power needs. …

“While not yet live, the project is expected to generate the City of Annapolis $250,000 annually. As the project is built on city-owned lands, the Annapolis will get revenue comes from the 20-year lease signed by Building Energy. Additionally, local press has reported that not all of the electricity generated will go to Annapolis. There is a power purchase agreement in place for Anne Arundel county to purchase 50% of the electricity and the City of Annapolis to purchase 33%, with the remaining 17% going to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.

‘Annapolis Solar Park will help serve the city’s energy needs with a major source of clean, renewable solar power, generated on a site that may otherwise remain unused, decreasing the city’s operating costs while meeting carbon reduction goals,’ said Andrea Braccialarghe, Building Energy managing director in a City of Annapolis Facebook post from the project’s initial announcement.”

FULL STORY published September 24, 2018 via pv magazine

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