Vermont Company Develops Community Solar Project on Brownfield

Long View Forest and Encore Renewable Energy have commissioned a 745 kilowattpeak community solar array on three acres at the new Long View headquarters and woodyard on Ferry Road in Hartland, Vermont. The project is on a 28-acre remediated “brownfield” property formerly used as a saw mill and lumber treatment facility. Brownfields, because of prior environmental contamination, are deemed prime solar sites under Vermont regulations. ”The solar array was a critical part of Long View’s plan to redevelop the brownfield site as a ‘forestry business park,’” said Jack Bell, General Manager of Long View. “The Ferry Road site is a prime location for our headquarters, log merchandizing yard, and other businesses that support jobs and sustainable forestry in the Upper Valley and beyond. We’re excited to continue our work to redevelop the Ferry Road site and generate renewable power.