Capital Good Fund is the Community Development Financial Institution development partner of Pittsburgh Public Schools, whose plans on the site could generate enough renewable energy to offset 100% of the electricity demand at four local schools.
Over the 25-year lease, the district would save over $2.6 million in electricity expenses.
The site at 1096 Goodman Street has been controlled by the URA since 1972 when it was purchased from Duquesne Slag Products Company and has been under a Consent Order and Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection since 2000.
After a community engagement process, the site will be remediated and used for the solar array as well as the extension of Frick Park, which will minimize neighborhood traffic impacts, preserve more park land and support the City’s climate action goals.
In 2024, the URA was awarded a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Cleanup Grant to remediate the site in preparation for development.
Cleanup is now approximately 95% complete, with full remediation anticipated by August 2026.
The transition from a post-industrial slag brownfield to a clean energy “brightfield” will safely reactivate the site, meet community goals and provide lower cost renewable energy.
Visit the URA Swisshelm Park Solar Project webpage for more information.
Click Here for the announcement.
[Posted: April 7, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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