Real Estate
There's A $1.65M Farm For Sale In Upton — But It Can't Grow Crops
A type of property that doesn't come up for sale often is available in Upton: a solar farm.

UPTON, MA — If you've ever wanted to own your own electric utility, here's your opportunity.
There's a 2-acre solar farm for sale in Upton for just $1.6 million. As the owner, you'll be providing energy for hundreds of people in the Blackstone River Valley, and officially be part of the National Grid system. Here are the details:
- Address: 5 Walker Dr, Upton, Massachusetts
- Price: $1,635,000
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- Features: - The NEI Solar Upton Farm located at 3-5 Walker Drive on 2.04 acres of land is a photovoltaic system comprised of ground mounted solar panels interconnect to National Grid electric distribution system. The system has a size of approximately 327 kWdc and is estimated to be capable of producing 418, 714 kWh of energy per year. NEI has a Power Purchase Agreement with the Town of Blackstone, MA for 80% of the net metering credits. In addition to producing electric energy the Upton Solar Farm is enrolled in the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources solar renewable energy certificate program, (SREC). For each megawatt of AC power produced a SREC certificate is created resulting and an estimated 400 SREC's per year with an approximate market value of $304.00 per SREC.
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