Landfills With Post-Closure Use Permits for Renewable Energy

This page contains a listing of all Massachusetts landfills for which the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued post-closure use permits allowing for the development of solar, wind or other renewable energy projects. Landfills are listed alphabetically by community on the table below. Each entry includes:

City/town and MassDEP Region where located and a link for contact information.
Applicant(s), landfill name and address.
A brief description of the proposed renewable energy project.
The date of MassDEP's decision and approval, relevant document(s), the application Transmittal Number, and public comment period information, if applicable.

Browse by City/Town: A - C | D - F | G - I | J - L | M - O | P - R | S - U | V- Z

Communities A - C
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Adams Western	Tecta Solar Quantum LLC Adams Landfill East Road	1.1 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 5-acre site	X239197 1/5/2012 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Agawam Western	Rivermoor-Citizens Agawam LLC Grasso Landfill Main Street	1.98 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 9.5-acre site	X241104 1/6/2012 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Barnstable Southeast	Town of Barnstable & American Capital Energy Barnstable Municipal Landfill Flint Street	4.0 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on 52-acre site	X238588 12/27/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Brewster Southeast	Town of Brewster & American Capital Energy Brewster Landfill 201 Run Hill Road	1.2 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on 16-acre site	X238602 12/30/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Canton Southeast	Town of Canton & Southern Sky Renewable Energy LLC Canton Landfill Pine Street	5.6 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on 15-acre site	X235567 12/30/2010 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF X241291 12/30/2011 Approval of Modification to Previous Permit MS Word \| PDF
Chatham Southeast	Town of Chatham & American Capital Energy Chatham Landfill 97 Sam Ryder Road	1.9 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on 16.5-acre site	X238613 12/27/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
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Communities D - F
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Eastham Southeast	Town of Eastham & American Capital Energy Eastham Landfill Old Orchard Road	0.63 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array on a 10.4-acre site	X238614 12/20/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Easthampton Western	City of Easthampton Oliver Street Landfill Oliver Street	2.3 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on 11-acre site (under construction with projected completion date of February 2012)	X238328 8/9/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
Fairhaven Southeast	Town of Fairhaven Fairhaven Sanitary Landfill Bridge Street	0.578 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a site of less than 3 acres	X235371 12/30/2010 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
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Communities G - I
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Greenfield Western	Town of Greenfield Wisdom Way Landfill Wisdom Way	2.0 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 23-acre site	X234090 9/1/2010 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF X236791 6/22/2011 Approval of Permit Modification MS Word \| PDF
Harwich Southeast	Town of Harwich & American Capital Energy Town of Harwich Municipal Landfill 209 Queen Anne Road	4.0 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 28-acre site	X238616 12/20/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Haverhill Northeast	Covanta Haverhill Associates Ward Hill Neck Landfill 100 Recovery Way	0.457 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on westerly & southeasterly slopes of closed/capped Phase XI & XII sections	X238218 10/21/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
Hull Northeast	Town of Hull & Hull Municipal Lighting Plant Hull Sanitary Landfill George Washington Boulevard & Logan Avenue	1.8 megawatt wind turbine (completed)	W060537 8/23/2005 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
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Communities J - L
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Kingston Southeast	Town of Kingston Kingston Sanitary Landfill Cranberry Road	1.8 megawatt wind turbine (under construction)	X237412 5/27/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Lancaster Central	Town of Lancaster Lancaster Landfill Lunenburg Road	0.5 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array on 2.78-acre gravel pit adjacent to the closed landfill	X238918 9/26/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
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Communities M - O
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Marshfield Southeast	Sylvester Ray Inc. Sylvester Ray Construction & Demolition Debris Landfill Clay Pit Road	3.87 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 27-acre site	X240565 12/30/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
Norfolk Central	Town of Norfolk Norfolk Landfill 33 Medway Branch	0.55 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 1.58-acre site	X239659 12/21/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
Norfolk Central	Town of Norfolk Norfolk Landfill 33 Medway Branch	1.05 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 3.5-acre site (under construction)	X239663 11/4/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
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Communities P - R
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Pittsfield Western	City of Pittsfield Pittsfield Municipal Landfill Downing Street Parkway	2.0 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 9-acre site	X237707 8/19/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
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Communities S - U
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Scituate Southeast	Town of Scituate Scituate Landfill 280 Driftway Road	3.0 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 29-acre site	X238383 9/9/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
South Hadley Western	Town of South Hadley South Hadley Landfill 12 Industrial Drive	0.077 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) berm	No Transmittal Number 12/27/10 Post-closure use incorporated into MSE approval
Springfield Western	Cottage Developers LLP & Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Cottage Street Landfill Cottage Street	4.9 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 53-acre site	X235137 3/4/2011 Permit Approval MS Word \| PDF
Tisbury Southeast	Town of Tisbury & American Capital Energy Tisbury Landfill 59 High Point Lane	1.2 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array to be installed on a 15-acre site	X238619 12/30/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
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Communities V - Z
City/Town & MassDEP Region	Applicant(s), Landfill Name & Address	Description of Renewable Energy Project	Transmittal Number, Date of Decision & Approval Document(s)
Winchendon Central	Town of Winchendon Winchendon Landfill River Street	2.4 megawatt photovoltaic (solar) array on a site abutting the landfill	X237658 7/1/2011 Permit Approval with Conditions MS Word \| PDF
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