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Hooksett, New Hampshire — Construction is underway on a new solar project that will transform a former municipal landfill in Hooksett into a long-term source of clean energy and taxpayer savings.
Developed by New Hampshire-based ReVision Energy, the 1.34-megawatt solar array is expected to begin generating electricity in late summer 2027. The project will utilize 2,288 QCell solar panels assembled in Georgia along with APA solar racking manufactured in the U.S. It will produce more than 1.65 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, offsetting approximately 720 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
The array will generate enough electricity to offset a portion of both the Town and School District’s electricity consumption.
“The Hooksett landfill solar project demonstrates how communities can turn previously unusable land into productive assets that provide environmental and economic benefits for decades,” said Andre Garron, Town Administrator for Hooksett. “This project allows Hooksett to advance its sustainability goals while reducing long-term energy costs for taxpayers and our public schools.”
The project is being developed at no upfront cost to the Town through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) financed by Blue Haven Solar, a solar financing entity of Blue Haven Initiative. Under the PPA agreement, Hooksett will have the option to purchase the system beginning in year six. With a year-six buyout, the Town is projected to realize more than $10 million in lifetime energy savings.
The project team includes New Hampshire-based partners Ayer Electric, Crown Point Excavation, and Nobis Group.
Mark Zankel, ReVision Energy’s Director of Community Solar, applauded the Town. “Converting capped landfills to community solar just makes good financial and environmental sense. The Town has the opportunity to control its energy costs and save money, while the electricity generated each year by the array offsets the greenhouse gas emissions from more than 800,000 pounds of coal burned, 1.8 million miles driven by an average gas-powered vehicle, or nearly 90 million smartphone charges.”
By repurposing a closed landfill for renewable energy generation, Hooksett joins a growing number of New England communities turning underutilized land into public assets. ReVision Energy has completed solar installations on 11 landfill sites across New Hampshire and Maine, with three additional projects expected to be completed by 2027.
About ReVision Energy
ReVision Energy is a 100% employee-owned solar company with offices in Brentwood and Enfield, New Hampshire; South Portland and Montville, Maine; and North Andover and Westfield, Massachusetts. With over 400 employee-owners, 19,000 installations, and over 20 years of experience, ReVision is New England’s leading full-service renewable energy contracting company. ReVision is a Certified B Corp and longtime member of Amicus Solar Cooperative with a mission to make life better by building our just and equitable electric future. Learn more at ReVisionEnergy.com.
About Blue Haven Solar
Blue Haven Solar is a financing entity of Blue Haven Initiative, an innovative family office dedicated to putting wealth to work for competitive returns and positive social and environmental change. Launched by investors Liesel Pritzker Simmons and Ian Simmons in 2012 as one of the first family offices created with impact investing as its mission and focus, Blue Haven Initiative manages a diversified portfolio of investments across asset classes, from traditional equities to direct investments in groundbreaking new companies.
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ReVision Energy
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