Feasibility study of economics and performance of solar photovoltaics at the Refuse Hideaway Landfill in Middleton, Wisconsin
Subtitle: a study prepared in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative : siting renewable energy on potentially contaminated land and mine sites
By: James Salasovich and Gail Mosey
Contributors: Mosey, Gail; National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.); United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Series: NREL/TP -- 6A20-49846; NREL/TP -- 6 A 20-49846.
Publisher: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Golden, Colo
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 37
Subjects: Photovoltaic power generation; Finance; Solar power plants; Location; Planning; Brownfields; Reclamation of land
Other titles: Siting renewable energy on potentially contaminated land and mine sites
Description: This report presents the results of an assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of deploying a photovoltaics (PV) system on a brownfield site at the Refuse Hideaway Landfill in Middleton, Wisconsin. The site currently has a PV system in place and was assessed for further PV installations. The cost, performance, and site impacts of different PV options were estimated. The economics of the potential systems were analyzed using an electric rate of $0.1333/kWh and incentives offered by the State of Wisconsin and by the serving utility, Madison Gas and Electric. According to the site production calculations, the most cost-effective system in terms of return on investment is the thin-film fixed-tilt technology. The report recommends financing options that could assist in the implementation of such a system.
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