Haley Pike Solar Project

Brownfields Powering Kentucky

The Haley Pike Solar Project is a visionary renewable energy initiative designed collaboratively with local leaders and stakeholders to deliver reliable clean power, create meaningful local jobs, and generate lasting economic value for the surrounding community.

Built across 357 acres, including significant acreage on a closed landfill, this project will strengthen the regional energy grid while helping meet growing electricity demand with locally-produced solar energy.

Beyond clean power generation, the Haley Pike Solar Project represents a long-term investment in land use best practices, national energy independence, local workforce opportunities, infrastructure, and sustainable growth.

About the Project

  • The Haley Pike Solar Project will span 357 acres of brownfield land on a closed, municipally owned landfill in Lexington, KY.
  • Construction phase is expected to create 150-200 local jobs.
  • The project will generate enough renewable electricity to power 5,000 to 7,000 homes annually.
  • The project diversifies the region's energy portfolio by adding dependable, low-cost clean electrons to the local grid.
Kentucky field at sunset Haley Pike Solar Project site map

Benefits of a Solar Project

A New Investment in Local Energy

The Haley Pike Solar Project represents a forward-looking investment in the future of the community.

By combining responsible land use and reuse with utility-scale clean energy production, the project creates economic return for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) while advancing long-term energy resilience.

As electricity demand continues to rise, local renewable energy generation helps to stabilize costs over the long run, strengthen grid reliability, and reduce dependence on outside energy sources. This project creates electrons to fuel our energy grid and benefits the community at a local level.

Solar technician working on panels Aerial view of Lexington, Kentucky

Benefits to the Community

The project brings local engagement and positive economic impact:

  • A funded Community Benefit Plan is in development with local leaders and stakeholders to ensure investments are locally guided.
  • 150-200 construction jobs introduced during the build phase.
  • Increased spending with local contractors, suppliers, and service providers.
  • New tax revenue to support schools, infrastructure, and public services.
  • Long-term investment in the surrounding area through energy infrastructure improvements.

These benefits help strengthen the local economy while positioning the community for future growth.

The landfill currently costs the community money to manage; the project proposed will offset a portion of those costs and will establish a new revenue stream for the local government. All required monitoring and management activities will be upheld during construction and operations, with special attention to the environmental compliance requirements related to closed landfill parcels.

Benefits Through Clean Energy

Haley Pike Solar Project, as proposed, will deliver enough electricity to serve 5,000 to 7,000 homes each year.

That means thousands of families' worth of energy use will be offset by new reliable renewable generation, reducing complete dependence on traditional fuel sources and supporting a cleaner regional grid. A resilient energy portfolio able to accommodate new demand, including population and lifestyle changes, is a diversified energy portfolio. The Haley Pike Solar Project collects solar energy, a zero-cost input, to energize our local grid.

By producing energy locally, the project helps create a more stable, resilient, and sustainable energy future.

Built for Long-Term Impact

The Solar Project will generate value for decades.

With minimal land disturbance, quiet operations, and long-term system durability, the project provides a dependable energy resource that continues benefiting the region year after year.

This is more than a solar field; it is critical infrastructure that supports economic progress, energy independence, and responsible growth.

A New Chapter for Bluegrass Land Use Best Practices

The proposed project is located 11.5 miles from downtown Lexington, Kentucky, making the site easily accessible for demonstration purposes. If the available transmission capacity allows, the project as proposed will be one of the largest solar arrays installed on a retired landfill in the nation. This scale provides the Lexington-Fayette County community with the opportunity to demonstrate best-in-class emerging practices for developing brownfields for energy development.

Fayette County, Kentucky has long been a leader in establishing land use best practices. From the establishment of the urban service boundary (USB) in 1958 to the introduction of the purchase of development rights (PDR) program in 2000, the community has been clear-eyed in establishing strategies to guide how land in the region is utilized.

The reuse of a retired landfill continues this tradition of visionary land use leadership by providing a win-win solution for advancing clean energy goals while preserving prime farmland.

The land used for the Haley Pike Solar Project is municipally-owned and is either retired landfill, previously zoned for landfill expansion, or adjacent to waste management facilities. The selected project location purposefully reuses a brownfield to protect other prime farmland acres in the Bluegrass region.

Contact Us

We value our neighbors and welcome questions from residents, landowners, and community leaders.

If you would like to learn more about the Haley Pike Solar Project, construction opportunities, or community benefits, please contact: info@edelenrenewables.com