Dry Bridge Solar 50.7MW Project, North Kingstown, RI

Dry Bridge Solar is a 50.7 MWdc/40 MWacclean energy project, located in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island

Built on 240-acre field that was the site of a former sand and gravel extraction plant, the project is not only generating clean energy and reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, but also providing new use for a brownfield site with minimal impacts on land use or to the surrounding community. 

• 50.7 MWdc/40 MWac solar power facility
• On track to provide 66.8 million KWh of energy per year
• Offsetting roughly 2/3 of Brown University’s campus electricity use
• Eliminates 16,500 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, the equivalent of taking 3,500 gas-powered cars off the road

The electricity produced by the solar farm is part of Brown University’s larger plan to reduce the university’s greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2040. In total, the project will supply roughly 66,800 megawatt-hours of electricity annually to Brown under its power purchase agreements, reducing the university’s carbon footprint by 16,500 metric tons of CO2 each year and increasing its energy security with locally generated power.