Solar Generating Facility at the Hartford Landfill

IMG_solar_switchThe Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) built the first landfill-based solar energy-generating facility in Connecticut atop the capped Hartford Landfill. On Thursday, September 4, 2014, MIRA celebrated the grand opening of this award-winning facility, which now generates up to one megawatt of electricity, enough to power about 1,000 homes when operating at full capacity.  The facility now powers the Hartford Public Works Department, with any surplus energy delivered to the grid.

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