PSC approves siting certificate for Jefferson County solar project By
A solar farm EDF Renewables operates near Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo/EDF Renewables)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The state Public Service Commission has approved the siting certificate for a large solar farm being planned for Jefferson County.
The $125 million Wild Hill Solar project will produce 92.5 megawatts emission-free energy and is expected to generate $134 million to the local economy, including $175,000 in property tax revenues to Jefferson County in the first year.
EDF Renewables plans to build the solar farm which will employ 237,552 solar panels near Washington High School.
In its approval, issued Friday, the PSC said similar projects “typically benefit the local area through taxes collected, payment in lieu of taxes or charitable giving by the company. Areas where these projects are built also typically experience increased retail spending during the construction phase.”
PSC considers evidence concerning large solar energy project in Jefferson County By
A solar farm EDF Renewables operates near Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo/EDF Renewables)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The project manager of a large solar energy farm planned for 795 acres of farmland in Jefferson County disagreed with comments given during a Thursday public hearing when she testified Friday before the state Public Service Commission.
Emily Dalagher
Emily Dalagher of EDF Renewables, which plans to build the Wild Hill solar farm near Washington High School, said the company has had two separate mailings to residents of the Cloverdale Heights subdivision about plans for the project. Testimony from a resident Thursday said there had been little or no information provided from EDF..