The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) has 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 will generate up to one megawatt of electricity, enough to power about 1,000 homes when operating at full capacity.
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Click here for the press release regarding this grand opening celebration.
Click here for background information about this solar energy-generating facility.
Click here for images of the new solar energy-generating facility at the Hartford Landfill.
Click here for images from the grand opening celebration on September 4, 2014.
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