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New Bedford – Sullivan’s Ledge
Generates Clean Energy on Superfund Site
The City of New Bedford partnered with SunEdison and BlueWave Capital LLC to successfully redevelop the Sullivan’s Ledge
EPA Superfund Site, once a landfill used for the disposal of hazardous waste, into a host site for a 1.8 MW solar power plant.
With no capital outlay from the city’s budget, the solar installation will provide New Bedford with significant energy savings
of approximately $2.7 Million over the next twenty years through the purchase of solar net metering credits. The City of New
Bedford continues to be a leader in the generation of solar power within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts having now
installed PV systems at 10 sites—including the city’s drinking-water plant, three schools and two reclaimed brownfields.
In addition to creating new, local jobs and transforming contaminated land for clean energy
production, the solar energy plant at Sullivan’s Ledge further supports the City of New Bedford’s long
term clean energy initiative of purchasing 65% of its electricity load from solar powered generation.
The Sullivan’s Ledge solar array adds to the city’s impressive solar PV development strategy that will
save New Bedford taxpayers an estimated $22 million over the lifetime of these projects.
Project Profile: Sullivan’s Ledge – Remediated Superfund Site
System Type: Ground Mounted, Fixed Tilt
Industry: Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
System Size: 1.8 MW DC
Location: New Bedford, MA
Annual Energy Production: 2,379,856 kWh
Customer: City of New Bedford
Term: 20 Years
This solar plant will produce
enough electricity to offset the
CO2 emissions from the electricity
use of over 226 average American
homes, taking 345 automobiles off
the road and equivalent to 1,641
metric tons of CO2 per year.
NEW BEDFORD’S RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE
System Name
Project
Capacity
(kW AC)
Project
Capacity
(kW DC)
Adjusted Year
1 kWh
generation
Activation
Date
New Bedford Keith Middle School
111
140
135,596
Dec. 13, 2011
New Bedford Normandin Middle School
122
155
154,208
Dec. 13, 2011
New Bedford Lincoln Elementary School
54
64
65,008
Dec. 13, 2011
Andrea McCoy Recreation Center
58
66
65,830
Dec. 13, 2011
New Bedford Department of Public Infrastructure
55
65
65,726
Dec. 13, 2011
New Bedford Water Treatment Plant
3,500
4,220
5,600,000
Dec. 19, 2013
New Bedford High School
428
504
640,000
Dec. 22, 2013
Sullivan's Ledge
1,500
1,784
2,379,856
Sept. 4, 2014
Plymouth
4,260
5,530
7,548,191
Aug. 20, 2014
New Bedford Business Park
2,960
3,727
4,144,015
Winter 2014
Total
13,048
16,255
20,798,430
Municipal Projects
Off-Taking Projects
The City’s recent achievements in implementing its comprehensive renewable energy strategy have cemented its place as a state
and national leader. According to a recent report, New Bedford has now installed more solar power per person than any other
U.S. city besides Honolulu. On the East Coast only New York City has installed more solar power.
SunEdison is a leading provider of solar energy services.
Serving business, public sector including schools and universities,
utility, and residential customers, SunEdison is dedicated to
transforming lives by delivering economical, clean, renewable energy
to communities around the globe.
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