ReVision energy is developing a community solar array on top of the former Jaffrey, New Hampshire municipal landfill. The project is expected to come online in early 2027.
Under the agreement, the City of Jaffrey will lease the capped landfill to ReVision Energy for the solar installation and receive annual lease payments of $10,000, with an escalator added over time.
A previous ReVision Energy landfill installation in Maine.
“It’s the perfect use of land that nothing else can do,” said Jaffrey Town manager Jon Frederick. “This project generates value for the city while supporting families who need energy savings most.”
The financing of the project is provided by Blue Haven solar energya solar financing entity of Blue Haven Initiative.
The 1.34 MW community solar array is expected to generate more than 1.7 million kWh annually. Once operational, 100% of the energy produced by the community solar panel will benefit approximately 250 low- and moderate-income households enrolled or on the waitlist for New Hampshire’s Electric Assistance Program (EAP). It is expected that participants will receive up to $2 million in billing credits over the life of the system. Participants will be enrolled in the Energy Assistance Program for Low-Moderate Income (EAP LMI) Community Solar, which will allow them to receive an immediate 25% electricity rate savings on their energy bill.
Member selection and enrollment is managed by Eversource, the management company, and is guided by criteria established by the New Hampshire Department of Energy. Priority will be given first to EAP customers and waitlist households within the project zip code, followed by eligible customers in adjacent zip codes, to ensure energy savings are realized locally. If demand exceeds the available places within a priority category, participants will be selected through a random process.
“This project shows what is possible when communities, clean energy developers and mission-driven partners come together,” said Mark Zankel, director of Community Solar at ReVision Energy. “By transforming a capped landfill into a source of clean energy and directing 100 percent of energy to households enrolled in the Energy Assistance Program, the Jaffrey Landfill community solar array will transform an underutilized site into meaningful long-term benefits for the community and for Granite Staters who need it most.”
News item from ReVision Energy
