Solar

  • The PV listed below are city-owned or were funded by Phippenadams and will be generously donated to the City after 6 years
  • Solar arrays at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School and Florence Field earn the city money to support additional clean energy improvements
  • Click here to view live production of Florence Field
PV Location 
Installed Date
PV Size (kW)
Lifetime Production (MWh) 
Solar Credit ($)
Ryan Elementary School
9/7/2022
29.6
69.94
$13,146
Bridge Elementary School
8/26/2022
29.6
74.97
$18,585
Leeds Elementary School
8/22/2022
29.6
79.93
$19,815
Senior Center 
4/27/2020
29.9
171
$42,391
Florence Field
10/16/2017
23.76
110
$27,269
Smith Vocational + Agricultural H.S.
7/20/2011
106
1459
$92,067
James House 
1/21/2010
13
183
$45,366
J.F.K. Middle School 
1/4/2007
9.5


Northampton High School 
10/5/2000
2.3



Community Solar

  • Northampton receives 100% of the PV production from a 800 kW Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project in Florence, MA
  • Click here to view live production of the Landfill PV
  • 41.462% of the total production from a 3,000 kW PV located in Spencer, MA goes towards lowering the City's electric bills. The remaining production is shared with two other municipalities