Construction is set to begin April 15th on a new 4-megawatt (MW) solar farm built on a portion of a former Brooklyn, Ohio landfill—the project will save Cuyahoga County about $3 million in power costs over 25 years, Cleveland.com reports. Columbus-based IGS Solar will use approximately 17 acres of the closed landfill to construct the 35,000-panel solar array. IGS contracted with Perrysburg-based First Solar to provide the needed panels. Further, the panels themselves will be mounted on a racking system developed and manufactured by Cincinnati-based RBI Solar. Mike Foley, Cuyahoga County Sustainability Director, estimated that electricity should be flowing by mid-summer over a new transmission line currently being installed by Cleveland Public Power. IGS estimates the solar farm will produce about 5 million kilowatt-hours annually—enough to power 500 homes. For more, read the full article.
Landfill-based solar farm will reduce Cuyahoga County’s energy costs
