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Dedication for Ohio’s largest solar farm
The completed Wyandot solar farm comprises 159,000 First Solar panels
The completed Wyandot solar farm comprises 159,000 First Solar panels
The largest solar farm in Ohio was dedicated yesterday by Governor Ted Strickland.
The 12-megawatt Wyandot Solar Farm is owned by New Jersey energy firm Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), and comprises 159,000 solar panels.
First Solar supplied the ground-mounted solar panels for the 80-acre site, with power conversion systems provided by Ohio firm Myers Controlled Power.
The project was engineered and constructed by Juwi Solar, Inc., working with construction contractor Vaughn Industries.
The facility produces enough power to supply more than 9,000 homes with emission-free electricity.
Power is being sold to American Electric Power subsidiaries Columbus Southern Power and Ohio Power Companies through a long-term power purchase agreement.
Future
Gov. Strickland said: “Today we are flipping the switch on Ohio’s largest solar farm. But we’re really flipping the switch on the future.”
PSEG Chairman, CEO and President Ralph Izzo said: “The Wyandot Solar Farm points the way forward, and is both an environmental and economic win. As a nation, we can all benefit from a future with more green energy that improves our energy security, helps in the fight against climate change and creates good jobs.”
Along with the Wyandot plant, PSEG Solar Source is nearing completion on a 15MW solar facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
The firm also owns a 2MW solar farm in Hackettstown, New Jersey, which serves the nearby Mars Chocolate factory.
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