{"id":6466,"date":"2012-05-08T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T14:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:44:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:44:40","slug":"westford-solar-park-largest-private-solar-park-in-new-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/westford-solar-park-largest-private-solar-park-in-new-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Westford Solar Park: Largest Private Solar Park in New England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6467\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/westford_solar_park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/westford_solar_park-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"westford_solar_park\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/westford_solar_park-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/westford_solar_park.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>Just over a week ago, the largest solar park in New England was inaugurated by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, when he switched on Westford Solar Park, a 4.5 MW solar farm in Westford, developed by Cathartes Private Investments and Nexamp.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe park, spreads across 22 acres and features 14,000 panels. The projected power generation over its lifetime is 150 GWh of energy.<\/p>\n<p>Westford Solar Park is connected to National Grid\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s distribution system. The utility will be purchasing the clean electricity generated by the park through Massachusetts\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 net-metering law. Cathartes can also sell renewable energy certificates that it can sell to utilities and other suppliers that need to fulfil a quota of renewable energy under the state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s law.<\/p>\n<p>Boston.com has an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/local\/massachusetts\/articles\/2012\/05\/06\/westford_solar_park_spurs_jobs_and_sparks_the_imagination\/ \" target=\"_blank\">in-depth article<\/a> describing a visit to Westford Solar Park. The article notes that Massachusetts now is ahead of California as a leader in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\" target=\"_blank\">alternative energy<\/a>, thanks to Governor Deval Patrick\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s policies such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/eea\/energy-utilities-clean-tech\/green-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Massachusetts Green Communities Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Video about Westford Solar Park:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jc0yqsbjnSA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You should follow us <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/energyrefuge\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/video.unrulymedia.com\/wildfire_72383936.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! 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