Town Green

Truro’s landfill is poised to become a model of clean energy innovation. With overwhelming voter endorsement six months ago, and pending Select Board contract approval on Nov 12, a new solar array can begin construction before year-end so it can capture federal credits worth 40 percent of the project cost as well as state incentives, and help eliminate the town’s fossil-fuel use by 2050. Truro will follow 115 solar installations on landfills state-wide. With state environmental safeguards in place, this initiative aligns with Truro’s Climate Leader status and long-term commitment to sustainability, fiscal prudence, and resilience for future generations.

Truro and Provincetown share a long, formal partnership over drinking water, anchored by North Union Field wells on the Walsh Property and strengthened in 2024 by a Joint Water Resources Working Group and a $300,000 grant to update planning. As Truro advances dense mixed-use housing, Provincetown officials urge groundwater modeling at Walsh—viewed as a top potential source—before proceeding. A recent 9,900 gallons-per-day connection request has prompted calls to “pause” until water-supply impacts, wellhead protections, and siting tradeoffs are fully vetted.

Truro advances the landfill solar array: the Town Manager signed a Letter of Intent with Solect Energy; town counsel review precedes a Purchase & Installation Agreement targeted for September 25 approval by the Select Board. Federal changes (July 7 Executive Order; IRS Notice 2025-42) retain the 5% safe harbor for ≤1.5 MW, enabling ~40% ITC savings.