Hooksett constructs solar array on landfill, joining other N.H. municipalities

By: EMILIA WISNIEWSKI

Outlets: Concord Monitor

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 683

Last Updated: 2 days, 23 hours ago


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Along five acres off West River Road in Hooksett, over 800 gabion baskets sit on top of the town’s capped landfill. Within three weeks, metal poles will be attached to either side of the fixtures. By the time one year has passed, those poles will hold nearly 2,300 solar panels.

Mark Zankel, the director of community solar for ReVision Energy, looked over the landfill on Tuesday morning, a week after the company started …

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