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Planning board approves 5 MW solar array on capped landfill at Old Turnpike Road
Summary
The board unanimously approved a 5‑megawatt AC solar photovoltaic project on a capped landfill at Old Turnpike Road after staff and the developer explained foundation methods, stormwater and DES permitting constraints and community benefits including lease payments and group net metering.
The Concord Planning Board granted site-plan approval and conditional use permit for a 5-megawatt AC solar photovoltaic installation on a capped landfill parcel at Old Turnpike Road, approving multiple waivers tied to landfill closure constraints.
Beth Fenstermacher, the city’s Director of Special Projects, said the City had pursued reuse of the underused capped portion of the former landfill for local renewable energy and selected Kearsarge Energy through an RFP. Fenstermacher said the project will provide lease payments and revenue to the city through a group net‑metering agreement and a pilot and that the city and developer limited improvements to the leased, capped area because of state closure‑plan restrictions.
Project engineers explained the…
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