Solar power facilities on former landfills in the Pinelands

[dogg57]

The state Pinelands Commission proposed new rules Friday that would allow for the placement of solar-generating sites as primary uses in protected Pinelands areas.
The move opens up possibilities for municipalities to install solar panels on old landfills, brownfields, and other remediated areas that have sat unused for years or decades.

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[Teegate]

Did they listen to you Bob and make changes?

Guy

 

[dogg57]

LOWER TOWNSHIP — As fire calls go, this one on a cold January night earlier this year was most unusual for Villas Fire Chief Richard Harron Jr.
Stiff winds were causing a Bay Drive windmill to spin out of control. The brake failed and the turbine was sending large amounts of electricity into connections in the homeowner’s garage. If there was an off switch somewhere, Harron didn’t know where it was. Even after an electrical panel was pulled on the 10-kilowatt windmill, the system was still creating electricity. The windmill company had to be called to come and cut the connections.
“The emergency disconnect actually failed. It didn’t work. It caused an electrical surge and fire in the electrical components in the garage,” Harron said.
Since then Harron has made sure his firefighters have training in dealing with alternative energy systems including wind turbines and solar panel arrays.
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[oji]

One thing that was mentioned at the meeting is that in order to do anything on a former landfill, it has to be capped and most land fills in the pinelands aren't capped.

 

[bobpbx]

Did they listen to you Bob and make changes? Guy

Apparantly not at all.