A rendering of the community solar project planned for the Sunnyside landfill in Houston.
Houston, home to nearly 4,600 energy-related firms, is making a big investment in solar. City officials are planning to turn a landfill in the Sunnyside neighborhood into a solar farm, a move positioned as an economic development initiative with equity at its core. Once completed it will be the largest brownfield solar installation in the U.S., according to city officials.
“The Sunnyside landfill has been one of Houston s biggest community challenges for decades, and I am proud we are one step closer to its transformation, said Houston Mayor Turner through a press release. I thank the Sunnyside community because this project would not have come together without its support. This project is an example of how cities can work with the community to address long-standing environmental justice concerns holistically, create green jobs and generate renewable energy in the process.”
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Efrem Jernigan, president of South Union CDC and Sunnyside community liaison talks about bringing a solar farm to the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. The project was selected as part of an initiative called Reinventing Cities, which recognizes low-carbon solutions in cities around the world. The project still needs to find investors, but construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2021.Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Solar power panels at Efrem Jernigan s solar outdoor classroom in the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. The project was selected as part of an initiative called Reinventing Cities, which recognizes low-carbon solutions in cities around the world. The project still needs to find investors, but construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in