Solar Wind Farm Project:
The Kingston Green Energy Committee is looking to identify suitable
locations within Plymouth County for the development of a combined
solar/wind farm. The maps above are for the Towns of Kingston and
Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Both maps indicate the possible locations
within each town, as identified in red, that would be a suitable fit for
this type of development.
The process used to identify these specific sites was to find land
within the towns that have a slope equal to a 15 degree angle and the
slope would also need to have a southerly facing aspect. Also included
is the wind contour speed, which for a wind farm the locations would
have to have winds at 5m/second or greater, this is based upon a 30
meter wind height.
Further analysis needs to be addressed to locate suitable sites for the
solar/wind farm. Analysis on the type of zoning these sites are located
and their land use type. As well as, they type of vegetation, if there
is wetlands, water bodies, and if the space is State park/forest. In
addition the Committee would also need to address the solar portion of
this project, by measuring the amount of solar radiation each site
receives during the different seasons.
Click here to also view the Solar Wind Farm site locations in an ArcGIS Online Web Application.
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