College Avenue Landfill

Solar installations on landfills have been a growing trend nationwide – which is no surprise to the solar experts at SunVest. Open, unused land with limited shade is always a great opportunity to produce clean, renewable energy for a community. But solar installations on landfills can be tricky.

These projects require extra engineering and a different installation technique for a few reasons. First, landfills are capped with a cover that isolates landfill waste and contaminated soils to prevent the spread of toxins. Solar developers need to guarantee that installations will not puncture this protective cap. Second, landfills are shaped like a dome or a large mound, far from the flat surface solar installations were designed for.