Recent data released by World Resources Institute and the Resource Management Institute (RMI) has found that local governments across the United States harvested significant amounts of energy from solar plants built in closed landfills last year. The report found a total of 21 landfills that had been utilized to generate 207 megawatts of solar power. This shows a 10-fold increase in energy produced from such lands in recent years.
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According to an RMI brightfield report, there is a huge potential to increase this output on a national scale. The available closed landfills could produce up to 60 gigawatts of solar power—enough energy to cater to all the power needs of South Carolina.
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This surge in power generation feeds a growing interest among local governments…