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MassDEP
Clean Energy Results
Clean energy on landfills

This page, Siting Clean Energy at Closed Landfills, is offered by
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

The Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issues post-closure use permits for solar and wind installations on closed and capped landfills. To date, the agency has approved more than 100 projects rated in excess of 220 megawatts. A majority of these projects have been completed and are generating nearly 175 megawatts of renewable energy.

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