Landfill to Largest Urban Solar Array

What is happening? The Houston neighborhood of Sunnyvale is turning a landfill into the largest urban solar farm in the US.

Why is this important? The Sunnyvale solar project will partner with energy companies to sell electricity from its 150,000 solar panels, enough to power 5,000 to 10,000 homes.

How will this be important? Construction is set to being in 2022. Operations set to being in 2023. The landfill began operations in the 1930s. During the landfills tenure 82% of Houston’s trash was dumped at the landfill. The organization behind the project hopes to “negotiate a small percentage of revenue from the commercial solar array to fund projects benefiting Sunnyside, such as reducing the cost of home solar panels.” 

Houston Chronicle | Sunnyside moves step closer toward turning deadly landfill into nation’s largest urban solar farm