FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Energy and Potomac Edison have begun development on their third utility-scale photo voltaic web site, in West Virginia.
The 5.75 MW Marlowe photo voltaic mission is situated on a 36-acre property in Berkeley County that was beforehand an ash disposal web site. In 2022, FirstEnergy accomplished the closure of the landfill, paving the best way for its redevelopment. The mission is predicted to be accomplished subsequent 12 months.
Mon Energy and Potomac Edison are creating 5 photo voltaic initiatives totalling 50 MW. The businesses accomplished their first photo voltaic mission at Fort Martin Energy Station in Maidsville, with an 18.9 MW capability in January and began development in March at a second web site in Rivesville, with a 5.5 MW capability
Mixed, the 5 initiatives are anticipated to create 87,000 photo voltaic renewable vitality credit.
“The redevelopment of this web site right into a clear, renewable vitality supply is aligned with our dedication to assist financial progress in West Virginia in addition to our efforts to construct a extra sustainable future for the communities we serve,” says Dan Rossero, vp of FirstEnergy’s West Virginia Technology.
