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The Boardman Hill Solar Farm (BHSF) is a 150 kW AC
community solar farm A community solar project, farm or garden is a solar power installation that accepts capital from and provides output credit and tax benefits to multiple customers, including individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and other investors. Participants ...
project. The Farm is the first community
solar array A photovoltaic system, also PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and ...
in
Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
that fulfills th
“Vermont Grown, Vermont Green”
mission: complete member-ownership, democratic management of ongoing operations, and retirement of the RECs generated by the solar farm. It is located on th
Boardman Hill Farm
in
West Rutland, Vermont West Rutland is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. The town center, located in the south-central portion of the town and where about 87% of the population resides, is defined by the U.S. ...
. In 2015 BHSF was awarded th
Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Best Project of 2015
It received the Vermont Governor's Environmental Excellence Award in 2016.


See also

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Solar power in Vermont Solar power in Vermont provides almost 11% of the state's in-state electricity production as of 2018. A 2009 study indicated that distributed solar on rooftops can provide 18% of all electricity used in Vermont. A 2012 estimate suggests that a ...


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Boardman Farm Solar Farm Case StudyVermont Group Net Metering: Information & Guidelines for 150 kW (AC) Community Solar Projects
Photovoltaic power stations in the United States Buildings and structures in West Rutland, Vermont {{US-energy-company-stub