Aquinnah Landfill

On November 2, 2011 Vineyard Power responded to a Request for Proposal (RFP), issued by the Town of Aquinnah, soliciting requests for the installation of a solar photovoltaic system on their one acre capped landfill.

The Town received two responses; Vineyard Power and Sunquest Energy, based in Florida. The Aquinnah Selectmen chose Vineyard Power with the town approving this selection at a Town Meeting on December 7, 2011.

The 50KW array produces enough energy to power the Town's Municipal electrical load including the Town offices, police & fire stations, library, street lights, and public bathrooms and will eventually save the town over $10,000 per year in electricity costs.

With construction completed in 2012 this was one of the first solar installations on a capped landfill in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Cronig's Phase 1 & 2

Cronigs Phases 1 & 2 are located at the Cronig's Market in Vineyard Haven. Both phases installed solar array canopies above the parking lot. Phase 1 was for the two parallel solar canopies in front of Healthy Additions, and Phase 2 developed the canopy directly in front of Cronig’s Market.

Completed in 2012, the three-canopy 210kW photovoltaic installation produces over a quarter of Cronig's electricity, equal to the combined usage of about 35 average Vineyard homes. These solar canopies have the first electric vehicle charging stations installed here on the Vineyard. 

Chilmark Landfill

An array of 530 solar panels were constructed at the Chilmark landfill, which was completed in 2014. The array produces 100kW – enough to power a significant portion of Chilmark’s municipal demand.

The life of each solar panel is expected to span at least 25 years. The solar array is currently leased to the town for ten years. If the town choses to purchase the array at the end of the lease, the panels could save the town an estimated $17,000 per year.