Brockton Brightfield
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Brockton Brightfield in Brockton, Massachusetts
is one of the largest solar power plants in New England
. Consisting of 1,395 photovoltaic panels on a 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) site, it has a maximum output of 425 kilowatts.http://masstech.org/renewableenergy/press/pr_10_26_06_brockton.html It was officially opened on October 26, 2006.
The site is said to be the largest "brightfield" in the U.S. "Brightfield" is a term for an abandoned industrial site that has been turned into a solar-power facility. It is a portmanteau of the words "bright" and "brownfield", the latter referring to abandoned (often polluted) industrial sites that have been redeveloped.
It was the largest photovoltaic site in New England for several years, but was surpassed by several utility-owned sites in 2010.
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
is one of the largest solar power plants in New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. Consisting of 1,395 photovoltaic panels on a 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) site, it has a maximum output of 425 kilowatts.http://masstech.org/renewableenergy/press/pr_10_26_06_brockton.html It was officially opened on October 26, 2006.
The site is said to be the largest "brightfield" in the U.S. "Brightfield" is a term for an abandoned industrial site that has been turned into a solar-power facility. It is a portmanteau of the words "bright" and "brownfield", the latter referring to abandoned (often polluted) industrial sites that have been redeveloped.
It was the largest photovoltaic site in New England for several years, but was surpassed by several utility-owned sites in 2010.