[CPEO-BIF] Solar on old foundry site, Indian Orchard, Springfield, Massachusetts

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

WMECo
Press Release
May 12, 2011

WMECo Launches Construction of Indian Orchard Solar Facility
2.2 MW facility to be built on Remediated Brownfield
Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno join  
WMECo in groundbreaking ceremony

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Massachusetts Electric  
Company (WMECo) today formally launched development of a large-scale  
solar energy facility in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield.  
The selected site - owned by the Springfield Redevelopment Authority  
- encompasses 12 acres and will accommodate 8,200 solar panels and  
produce 2.2 MW of electricity.

WMECo officials joined local and state officials in announcing the  
agreement to develop the former foundry site into a clean, renewable  
energy facility. Upon completion, the Indian Orchard facility will  
join WMECo’s Silver Lake Solar Facility in Pittsfield as one of the  
largest in the Northeast region. The project is expected to be  
completed in the fourth quarter of 2011.

"WMECo is continuing to expand the horizons of large scale solar  
development," said Peter J. Clarke, WMECo president and chief  
operating officer. "Construction of the Indian Orchard facility is  
further demonstration that large scale solar can be developed and  
delivered at a cost effective level for customers," he said.


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For the entire release, see
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110512006738/en/WMECo- 
Launches-Construction-Indian-Orchard-Solar-Facility

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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