The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and Department of Energy Resources (DOER) presented a workshop on June 17, 2009, for municipal officials, solid waste consultants and renewable energy project developers about the unique issues surrounding the development of solar or wind installations at closed landfills. 

Workshop presentations, available for download below, addressed siting considerations, potential impacts on landfill caps, economic incentives currently available to minimize installation costs, and case studies of renewable energy installations on closed municipal landfills.  Please note: if you require any of these presentations in an alternate format, please contact Jennifer Viveiros at 508-946-2739 or Jennifer.Viveiros@state.ma.us.

Case Studies & Lessons Learned

Wind: Hull 2-Hull Municipal Landfill, Massachusetts

Solar: Pennsauken Landfill Renewable Energy Park, New Jersey

Mark Messics, PPL Renewable Energy
PDF 4.6 MB

Site Considerations

What Makes a Site Desirable?

Solar: Mark Messics, PPL Renewable Energy
PDF 1.5 MB

Wind: Patrick Quinlan, UMass Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
MS Powerpoint 6.4 MB | PDF 8.3 MB

Landfill Installation Considerations

Solar: Gary Garfield, URS Corp.
MS Powerpoint 5.8 MB | PDF 303 KB

Wind: Gary Garfield, URS Corp.
MS Powerpoint 6.1 MB | PDF 811 KB

Permitting Considerations

Mark Dakers, MassDEP Southeast Regional Office
MS Powerpoint 5.0 MB | PDF 151 KB

Project Economics

State Programs & Policies

Meg Lusardi, Deputy Director, DOER Green Communities Division
MS Powerpoint 276 KB | PDF 130 KB

Third Party Economics

Daniel Leary, Nexamp Inc.
MS Powerpoint 3.1 MB | PDF 1.9 MB

Commonwealth Solar/Commonwealth Wind

Jim Christo, Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust
MS Powerpoint 2.9 MB | PDF 1.4 MB

Interconnections & Transmissions

Dave Larson, National Grid
MS Powerpoint 812 KB | PDF 521 KB