What projects have the Town of Sudbury accomplished since the committee’s inception?

Answer

2013:  Sudbury officially launched a photovoltaic solar facility on the Town’s closed landfill at 20 Boston Post Road. The 1.5MW capacity solar generation operates at no cost to the Town and has produced approximately $700,000 in revenue and provided $28,000 in Payment In Lieu of Taxes.

2015: Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Solar Canopy was installed over the school’s primary parking lot. The 3,600-panel solar canopy is the first of its kind at a Massachusetts high school. The 1.2MW solar generation saves the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School over $100,000 per year in energy costs and the solar generation offsets over 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) annually.

2017: Town of Sudbury approved a Town-Wide Electricity Aggregation Program for residents and businesses to purchase electricity from different renewable energy options. The primary goal of this program is to provide annual savings and rate stability.  We continue to review this program every 3 years and switch energy suppliers to ensure an effective balance between renewable goals and cost to the community.

2020: The committee reviewed the aggregation program and switched the energy supplier to NextEra Energy Services, who are considered to be the world’s largest generator of renewable power.  

The above are the highlights of the key projects. Please visit the town website pages for our committee’s news, monthly meeting agenda and contact information.