David Milner, Bristol resident and Founder and CEO of NuGen Capital Management, welcomed a crowd gathered at the former Minturn Landfill, now the site of Rhode Island鈥檚 largest closed landfill solar site. Developed by NuGen, the Bristol Landfill Solar Project covers 90 acres and consists of 20,692 solar panels with an estimated annual production of 8,700,000 kWh. This is roughly the energy needed to power more than 700 homes and businesses, or offset 9 million miles driven by gasoline-powered vehicles 鈥� which is equal to driving around the equator of the Earth 375 times a year. 聽鈥淪o that’s more than once every day,鈥� said Milner. 鈥淵ou’re definitely getting a speeding ticket.鈥�
鈥淎ll of us at NuGen are incredibly excited to see years of hard work and collaboration lead to the successful completion of a needed and important solar project for the State of Rhode Island,鈥� said Milner. 鈥淭his project has been a labor of love, and we extend our gratitude to all of our partners and the dedicated team of workers whose invaluable contributions have enabled us to deliver a significant supply of clean energy to our home state.鈥�
Toray, a North Kingstown-based subsidiary of the multinational Toray Group, will purchase 100 percent of the energy generated from the Bristol Landfill Solar Project. Toray manufactures high-performance films and is the largest consumer of commercial energy in Rhode Island. The company鈥檚 sustainability initiative, launched in 2004, includes the operating of three solar farms and two cogeneration systems, energy and water conservation, recycling, and zero landfill.