On-site solar generation continues to be an important part of the City’s renewable energy portfolio, providing 6% of all electricity used by municipal buildings in FY23. While the City continues to install solar panels on municipal buildings, space constraints require procuring off-site renewables in order to obtain a 100% renewable electricity supply. Buying renewable energy is the most significant action the City can take in the short term to reduce its emissions. Furthermore, buying from a new, yet to be built, system will have the greatest impact in reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
Existing Installed Systems Generation:
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Year
Project
Capacity (kW)
Projected PV Annual Electricity Production (kWh)
Cumulative PV Installed Capacity (kW)
Cumulative Projected PV Electricity Production (kWh)
2004
City Hall Annex 27
22,707
27
22,707
2009
Russell Youth and Community Center
10
11,992
36
34,699
2010
DPW Frazier Building & Frisoli Youth Center 5
6,885
41
41,584
2011
Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School 31
37,892
73
79,476
2015
Martin Luther King, Jr. School 592
667,000
664
746,476
2016
Sullivan Water Treatment Facility 171
180,510
836
926,986
2017
Citywide Senior Center (12kW) & Kennedy Longfellow School (174kW)
186
213,554
1,022
1,140,540
2018
Fletcher Maynard Academy (97kW) , Main Library (61kW) , 859 Mass Ave (16 kW)174
159,420
1,196
1,299,960
2019
King Open & Cambridge Street Upper School and Community Complex Project
1324
1,312,696
2,520
2,612,656
2020
Taylor Square Fire House
24
28,625
2,544
2,641,281
2023
The Foundry Works Building
120
137,892
2,664
2,779,173
2024
Simard Maintenance Building
86
94,974
2,750
2,874,147
Construction Phase:
2025
Tobin Montessori & Vassal Lane Upper Schools Complex
1009
1,197,150
Design Phase:
2026
Fire Headquarters
TBD
TBD