The project, begun nearly six years ago under former Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, began producing power in late March from an array in Adams County.
File from 2023: Portion of a solar array still when it was still under construction in Adams County by Energix Renewables. The array has begun producing up to 25% of energy used by Philadelphia-owned buildings, including City Hall and Philadelphia International Airport.
The project, begun nearly six years ago under former Mayor Jim Kenney, started producing electricity specifically for the city a few weeks ago in Adams County after testing was complete. It is expected to provide up to 25% of power consumed by municipal buildings, including City Hall, Philadelphia International Airport, and the water department.“We’re feeling great about this project,” said Dominic McGraw, Philadelphia’s deputy director of energy services. “It’s been a long time coming.
The array sprawls across 700 acres in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Arlington, Va.-based Energix Renewables on farmland about three miles from Gettysburg. “We’ve been able to reduce it enough that solar will now count for about 25% of our total load,” McGraw said, nothing that officials won’t know the true amount until the year is over.Installation of the array, which includes about 230,000 solar panels across 1,200 acres, was completed in November, according to Itamar Sarussi, Energix’s U.S. manager.
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