Manchester‘s solar energy array will be the largest in the state when completed this year. It is being constructed on a capped landfill site off Dunbarton Road. The project has been discussed by the city’s Aldermen for years, and the elected group recently approved a project that can generate electricity for up to 500 homes when the sun shines. City officials joined Kearsarge Energy of Boston to break ground on the project. Timothy Clougherty is deputy Director of the city of Manchester public works department. Roger Wood talks to him about this large project in this podcast.
Timothy Clougherty has over 30 years experience in public works and facility related operations. He currently serves as the Deputy Public Works Director for the City of Manchester and is charged with oversight of all Public Works activities. The largest city in New Hampshire employs 275 full-time individuals with an annual budget of $35 million. He also serves as president of the New Hampshire Public Works Association and has a BS from Clarkson University and resides in Candia with his wife and two children.
Roger Wood is an award winning radio, podcast, newspaper and television journalist, with over 40 years of experience in the media. Roger has spent his entire professional career in New Hampshire. Roger currently serves as associate publisher and podcast producer at InDepthNH.org. He has produced news and special feature reports for InDepthNH, New Hampshire Public Radio, NPR, and other Public and commercial radio stations. He also produced spot news for CBS Radio. He has produced some 50 audiobooks and has written three novels. Roger has also moderated political forums as well as public policy discussions locally and statewide.