This Maryland county will get its power from a solar farm on landfill

Electrek
By Michelle LewisOct 10, 2025, 5:58 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
Baltimore County, Maryland, just brought its first large-scale ground-mounted solar farm online, and it sits on what used to be the Parkton Landfill. The 213-acre site, once a symbol of waste, is now generating clean power that will cut costs, slash emissions, and turn an underused piece of land into a…

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