A Connecticut-based developer of distributed energy resources said it has begun construction on solar power installations at four municipal landfill sites in that state. Verogy, a West Hartford-headquartered group and distributed energy integrator focused on commercial, industrial, and utility-scale projects, on June 16 said each project is participating in Connecticut’s Non-Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (NRES) program.

The NRES program is a model for turning closed landfills into clean energy assets, according to Verogy, which said Connecticut’s NRES program compensates non-residential solar project owners for the clean power their systems deliver to the grid. Under the program, projects sited on capped landfills and brownfields receive a 20% bid price preference in the state’s procurement process, which officials said make landfill sites an attractive development opportunity for municipalities and developers. The Connecticut Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection, known as DEEP, said 14 projects totaling more than 17 MW of power have been sited on landfills under the NRES program to date.

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