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Council approves 20-year PILOT for 5MW solar array on capped landfill

5733534 · September 8, 2025
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Concord approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement with Kearsarge Old Turnpike Road LLC for a ground‑mounted, 5 MW solar photovoltaic installation on the Cap landfill; the developer projects roughly $3 million in payments over 20 years, subject to generation and project scope.

The Concord City Council on Sept. 8 authorized a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Kearsarge Old Turnpike Road LLC for a ground-mounted, fully ballasted solar photovoltaic installation at the city’s Cap landfill on Old Turnpike Drive.

City staff said the installation is approximately 5 megawatts alternating current, will use about 23.36 acres of the 52.9-acre landfill cap, and construction is expected to begin this month…

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