Brockton Brightfield in
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 105,643 at the 2020 United States census. Along with Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth, it is one of the two county seats of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, ...
is a solar power plant in
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
. Consisting of 1,395 photovoltaic panels on a site, it has a maximum output of 425 kilowatts. It was officially opened on October 26, 2006, on the site of the former Brockton Gas Works.
When built, the site was said to be the largest "brightfield" in the U.S., although other developments since then are larger.
Greetech Media; Utility scale Superfund solar project
/ref> "Brightfield" is a term for an abandoned industrial site that has been turned into a solar-power facility. It is a blend of the words "bright" and "brownfield
Brownfield is previously-developed land that has been abandoned or underused, and which may carry pollution, or a risk of pollution, from industrial use. The specific definition of brownfield land varies and is decided by policy makers and l ...
", the latter referring to abandoned, often polluted, industrial sites that have been redeveloped.
It was the largest photovoltaic site in New England for several years, but was surpassed by several utility-owned sites in 2010.
See also
* Solar landfill
References
External links
EPA's Potential Advantages of Reusing Potentially Contaminated Land for Renewable Energy Fact Sheet (PDF)
Buildings and structures in Brockton, Massachusetts
Photovoltaic power stations in the United States
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