Dorchester, MA – Fischbach & Moore Electric Group, LLC. has completed a 1.25 Megawatt solar installation project for National Grid at the site of the highly visible multicolored liquefied natural gas tank in Dorchester adjacent to the Southeast Expressway.
This was formerly a manufactured gas plant site, and as a result the land is contaminated and has limited reuse capability, making it ideal for a solar project. The site is the largest of six solar installations completed by National Grid including a 1 Megawatt site in Haverhill that was also constructed by Fischbach & Moore.
For this project Fischbach & Moore teamed with BOND completing the project on schedule in just over three months.
The scope of work began with preparation of the existing brownfield site making it ready to pour the cement mounts that would hold the racking system that in turn would support the panels. Electricians installed 4,400 280w solar panels, a racking system, installed an inverter and 13.8kV transformer and conducted final testing.
The workforce consisted of 20 electricians from Fischbach & Moore. BOND Civil & Utility Division completed the site, civil, and concrete work for both projects
The solar site is now up and running and producing enough electricity to power 200 to 250 homes per year.