When Scituate, Mass., placed solar on its landfill to power the town, it took somewhat of a leap of faith that this would be a good value proposition. It was one of the first towns to pursue solar on a landfill in a state that now has about 70 such projects, comprising more than half of solar landfill projects in the U.S., according to a list maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The boon was fueled largely by a governor’s initiatives and robust renewable energy program.
