Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has revealed plans to construct a 150-megawatt solar facility in the Portage and Summerhill Townships of Pennsylvania.
The project, known as Maple Hill, is one of the first solar projects of its kind in western Pennsylvania. The facility will be located on previously cleared timber property, avoiding more than 150,000 tons of CO2 per year by displacing older, less efficient generation.
Construction of Maple Hill could begin as early as the end of 2020.
“CPV’s mission of modernizing U.S. power generation means we are making significant investments in renewables and highly efficient, flexible natural gas generation to create the electric grid of the future,” said Sean Finnerty, executive vice president of CPV. “Maple Hill exemplifies our commitment to providing safe, reliable, cost-effective and environmentally responsible power and will have a significant positive impact on the Pennsylvania energy sector.”
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