Conergy Group Completes 3 Megawatt (PV) Project (Philly)

[jpak]

http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR1298.htm

Conergy and its subsidiary EPURON have announced the completion and sale of the Exelon-Conergy Solar Energy Center. The 3 MW project is located on the Waste Management G.R.O.W.S 16.5-acre landfill site just outside of Philadelphia.

Conergy’s Project Group (formerly SunTechnics) provided design, engineering and installation for the system. EPURON provided financing for the project.

Exelon Generation, LLC is purchasing the power and renewable energy credits through a long-term power purchase agreement.

This solar power plant is Pennsylvania’s first utility scale plant and one of the nation’s largest solar photovoltaic generation projects east of the Mississippi River. It features 17,000 crystalline panels which convert sunlight into electricity. The estimated annual production is 3,700,000 kWh, reducing yearly CO2 emissions by four million pounds, NOx emissions by over 9,000 pounds, and SOx emissions by 28,000 pounds. This is the equivalent of planting 25 acres of trees per year for 20 years.

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[Pab Sungenis]

1. Nice.

It will only provide a very small fraction of Philly's energy needs, but baby steps are steps nonetheless.