Republic Services to Build a 1 MW Solar Plant atop a Georgia Landfill

Date: January 12, 2011

Source: News Room

Republic Services (Phoenix, AZ) plans to construct a 1 megawatt solar farm atop a landfill site in Atlanta, GA. The company will mount a new kind of solar panel array designed by solar landfill closure systems provider Carlisle Energy Services on its 48-acre Hickory Ridge landfill in DeKalb County. The solar plant will be able to produce enough energy to power 200,000 households when completed this year, Republic first demonstrated the technology last year at a smaller site in San Antonio, TX. Ultimately, the company wants solar caps become a legitimate and compelling alternative to closing landfills using traditional methods that employ layers of dirt and vegetation. A $2 million federal subsidy awarded after a competitive bid by the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) last year is helping to finance the project.

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