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It may seem like an overwhelming venture to set
up a solar or wind farm. Penn Wind / PA Solar work together with you
to make the process as simple as possible.
As a landowner your sole responsibility would be
to lease your land to Penn Wind / PA Solar and we do the work. Penn
Wind and PA Solar work with you to design the most efficient and environmentally
friendly wind
or solar farm
possible. Take a moment to view some working wind and solar farms.
EXAMPLE of PA project development
and permitting process would be as follows:
Initial Due Diligence by Penn Wind / PA
Solar:
- Review Irradiation maps
- Conduct site visit
- Review potential transmission constraints
- Gauge local opposition
- Complete PNDI
Secure Land
Complete Electrical Interconnection Studies
- Feasibility: 3-4 months to be completed
- Impact: 3-6 months to be completed
- Facilities: 3 months to be completed
Project Permitting (Allow 1 year to complete
permitting process):
- Local Municipal Planning Commission
- Local Municipal Supervisors
- County Planning Commission
- County Conservation District
- State Game Commission
- State Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources
- State Fish and Boat Commission
- State Department of Environmental Protection
- State Bureau of Aviation
- State Department of Transportation
- US Fish and Wild Life
- US Army Corp of Engineers
- Federal Aviation Administration
Negotiate Power Purchase Agreement with
Utility
Complete Contract for Construction of Project
Project Construction (Allow 1 month per
250kV installed for all work to be completed)
Project Commissioning
Note: Use the information listed above at
discretion as it is subject to change per individual state permitting.
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Timelines