DEP To Unveil Final Plan To Increase Solar Energy In PA TODAY at 9:30, Event To Be Webcast

Update: PA Solar Future Plan Recommends Dramatic Increase In AEPS Solar Mandate Of Up To 8%, Solar Energy Facilities Could Take Up 124 Square Miles Of Land

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Patrick McDonnell Thursday will present Pennsylvania’s Solar Future, a plan of recommended strategies to increase solar energy development across the state, at a public meeting hosted by Messiah College between 9:30 and 10:00.

The event will be held at the Hostetter Chapel, Messiah College, 2835 Chapel Drive in Mechanicsburg.  Click Here to register to watch the webcast.

DEP and a statewide group of project partners identified 15 strategies to increase both grid-scale and distributed (e.g., rooftop installation) solar energy development, aiming for 10 percent of electricity generation by 2030.

They also identified benefits including reduced greenhouse gas emissions and associated public health challenges as well as the availability of new jobs and economic development opportunities across rural, urban, and suburban areas.

For more information on this initiative, visit the Pennsylvania’s Solar Future webpage.
(Photo: One of Messiah College's solar energy projects.)