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Bedford Energy Commission: Choprock Road solar near construction completion; commissioners plan monthly tracking of generation and costs
Summary
Commissioners heard that gabion baskets and racking are installed at the Choprock Road landfill solar array, underground conduit work is complete and panels/racking are being installed; Eversource commissioning remains the final dependency. The commission asked staff to collect monthly generation and cost data and to publish a public-facing widget to show kilowatt-hours and dollars saved.
The Bedford Energy Commission heard a construction update on the Choprock Road landfill solar array Wednesday and directed staff to begin monthly tracking and public reporting of generation and costs.
Chair called the update “wonderful news,” saying gabion baskets and racking are visible from the road and some panels are already installed. Jean Walker, assistant town manager, told commissioners that underground conduit and trenching work is complete and that crews are installing poles and making electrical connections, while Eversource must still perform final commissioning of the interconnection.
Commissioners expressed interest in tracking system output against the town’s roughly 53 municipal meters and in…
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