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Statewide, a number of our wildlife sanctuaries produce Photovoltaic (PV) energy. Three locations also produce domestic hot water from the sun. When you visit one of these sanctuaries, you'll see the power of the sun.

Solar Kinetic Sculpture by Gregory Curci<br> at Drumlin Farm
Solar Kinetic Sculpture by Gregory Curci
at Drumlin Farm

Boston Nature Center (Mattapan)

  • PV roofing shingles with a 2.7 kW rating
  • PV ground-mounted array with a 9.8 kW rating
  • Solar powered outdoor lighting for the parking lot
  • For data on energy produced and pollution avoided, please visit our sunviewer and select Boston Nature Center

Broad Meadow Brook (Worcester)

  • Roof-mounted PV array
  • 9.3 kW rating

Broadmoor (Natick)

  • 3 roof-mounted PV arrays
  • 13 kW total rating
  • For data on energy produced and pollution avoided, please visit our sunviewer and select Broadmoor

Drumlin Farm (Lincoln)

  • Roof-mounted PV array
  • 7.9 kW rating
  • One-of-a-kind, solar-kinetic sculpture
  • Big Belly solar compacting trash receptacle

Ipswich River (Topsfield)

  • Ground-mounted PV array
  • 9.9 kW capacity

Joppa Flats (Newburyport)

  • Roof-mounted PV array
  • 9.9 kW rating
  • For data on energy produced and pollution avoided, please visit our sunviewer and select Joppa

Long Pasture (Barnstable)

  • Solar hot water system

Stony Brook (Norfolk)

  • Roof-mounted PV array
  • 5.3 kW rating

Visual Arts Center (Canton)

  • Ground-mounted and roof mounted arrays (2)
  • 9.6 kW total rating

Wellfleet Bay (Wellfleet)

  • Ground-mounted and roof-mounted arrays (2)
  • 21.1 kW total rating
  • For data on energy produced and pollution avoided, please visit our sunviewer and select Wellfleet
  • Solar hot water system for the nature center

Wildwood (Rindge, NH)

  • Solar hot water system for the shower house
 

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