ReVision Energy is developing a community solar array atop the former municipal landfill of Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The project is expected to come online in early 2027.
Under the agreement, the Town of Jaffrey will lease the capped landfill site to ReVision Energy for the solar installation and receive annual lease payments of $10,000, with an escalator over time.
A previous landfill installation by ReVision Energy in Maine.
“It’s the perfect use of land that can’t do anything else,” said Jaffrey Town Manager Jon Frederick. “This project generates value for the town while supporting families who need energy savings the most.”
Financing for the project is provided by Blue Haven Solar, a solar financing entity of Blue Haven Initiative.
The 1.34-MW community solar array is expected to generate more than 1.7 million kWh annually. Once operational, 100% of the energy produced by the community solar array will benefit some 250 low- and moderate-income households enrolled in, or on the waitlist for, New Hampshire’s Electric Assistance Program (EAP). Participants are projected to receive up to $2 million in bill credits during the life of the system. Participants will be enrolled in the Energy Assistance Program for Low-Moderate Income (EAP LMI) Community Solar, allowing them to receive direct savings of 25% off the electricity supply rate in their utility bills.
Member selection and enrollment will be managed by Eversource, the administering utility, and guided by criteria established by the New Hampshire Department of Energy. Priority will be given first to EAP customers and waitlist households within the project’s zip code, followed by eligible customers in neighboring zip codes, helping to ensure that energy savings accrue locally. If demand exceeds available spots within any priority category, participants will be selected through a randomized process.
“This project shows what’s possible when communities, clean energy developers, and mission‑driven partners come together,” said Mark Zankel, Director of Community Solar at ReVision Energy. “By transforming a capped landfill into a source of clean power and directing 100 percent of the energy to households enrolled in the Energy Assistance Program, the Jaffrey Landfill community solar array will transform an underused site into meaningful, long‑term benefits for the community and for Granite Staters who need it most.”
News item from ReVision Energy
