Palmer Circle 2 Solar
Project Details:
Project Name:Palmer Circle 2 Solar
Subscriber/Management Company:PowerMarket
System Size: 997 kW
Municipality: Hopkinton
Type: Community Remote Distributed Generation
Status: Fully Subscribed
Palmer Circle 2 Solar
Project Story
Palmer Circle 2 is a community solar project developed in Rhode Island, delivering clean, local power to the neighborhood. This 1 MW community solar project will generate over 1,300,000 kWh of solar power and create $20,000 in energy cost savings for those participating. National Grid - RI customers have joined this community solar project and will start generating guaranteed savings on their utility bill each month. The project is 100% subscribed with 73 customers, and interconnection is expected in late July to early August 2021.
Fun Facts:
- It reduces greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 2,114,080 miles driven
- Its' energy generation is equivalent to planting 1,428 trees
- It is equivalent to 945,379 pounds of coal avoided