Bletchertown Solar 🗺️
About Bletchertown Solar ....
When the owners of Evergreene Golf decided to retire, they worked with Nexamp to turn their driving range into a 1.5-megawatt solar plant. Built through one of the most challenging New England winters in recent history, this project will supply steady income to the landowners and the town. In addition, its electricity will be sold to the Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District through a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).The solar farm will produce enough clean, sustainable energy to power more than 120 homes. https://www.nexamp.com/projects/belchertown-solar
Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.
Data Sources
Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.
Massachusetts Aerial (2019) - High-resolution aerial photography from MassGIS. MassGIS. XYZ Tiles: https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/hGdibHYSPO59RG1h/arcgis/rest/services/USGS_Orthos_2019/MapServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}
3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray
Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.