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MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project

The MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project is a 7 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic project built on the MMWEC campus in Ludlow, Massachusetts. 

MMWEC site solar project in Ludlow, MA. 

Why the MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project?

The municipal light plant (MLP) participants of the MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project will share in the project’s benefits, which include expanding the renewable and non-carbon emitting generation sources in their utility’s power portfolios.  The project also is ideal for MLPs looking to add solar to their generation mix, but may not have adequate space within their own service territories to build a solar array. 

MMWEC and its member MLPs have been proactive for many years in incorporating carbon-free resources, and this project continues that trajectory.  It is also in alignment with state and regional carbon emissions reduction goals, such as the state’s Decarbonization Roadmap initiative to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.  

Additional MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project Videos

 

Time lapse video of project under construction. 

Drone video of project under construction. 

 

*958 lbs/MWh (annual average generator emission rates in MA in lb/MWh) x 13,800 MWh= 13,220,400 lbs

MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project Video

MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project Dedication Photos

MMWEC/Master Sergeant Alexander Cotton Memorial Solar Project Facts

  • 7 MW nameplate capacity
  • Built on a 35-acre section of MMWEC’s 200+ acre Ludlow campus
  • EDF Renewables Solutions is project developer
  • Six MMWEC member MLPs participate in the project, located in Boylston, Ipswich, Mansfield, Marblehead, Peabody and Wakefield
  • Will generate more than 13,800 megawatt hours (MWh) per year, enough to power over 1,500 homes
  • Will displace nearly 13,220,400 lbs of CO2 emissions from Massachusetts power plants per year, based on current ISO New England average emissions*
  • Features panels with state of the art bifacial module technology, allowing them to produce energy from direct sunlight as well as light reflected onto the backside of the panels
  • Online in first quarter of 2023