Renewable Energy at Closed Landfills
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
Stephen Wright, SEA Consultants Inc. & Marc Fournier, MassDEP
PDF 8.1 MB
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
priorities & results
