US-based energy asset management firm Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has secured permission to build and operate the Backbone Solar Farm (CPV Backbone) in Garrett County, Maryland.
The company obtained a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Maryland Public Service Commission to build the 200MWdc solar facility.
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The solar farm will be built on a 1,170-acre area covering former Vindex/Arch Coal mining sites located north of the town of Kitzmiller.
Construction works on the project are scheduled to begin later this year.
During the 18-month construction period, CPV Backbone is expected to create more than 150 jobs and attract investment of between $210m and $290m through private infrastructure in the region.
It is also anticipated to generate around $2.7m in annual local tax revenues to benefit Garrett County.
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By GlobalDataCPV executive vice-president Sean Finnerty said: “CPV is committed to driving North America’s transition to a clean, responsible energy future while providing positive benefits for local communities.
“We have been working closely with Garrett County and the state throughout the permitting process and look forward to further cooperative efforts as we move ahead.”
Once operational, the solar farm will have the capacity to generate enough clean energy to power around 30,000 average Maryland homes.
It is also intended to help the state meet its targets of generating 14.5% of its energy from solar assets by 2028 and 50% from renewable sources by 2030.
Last March, the Garrett County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution for advancing the solar project.
Garrett County Board of Commissioners chairman Paul Edwards said: “As Garrett County works to recover from the impact of the pandemic and other economic stress, state approval of this significant energy project is a very timely development.
“It is our express desire to see this project under construction as soon as possible.”
In November last year, CPV acquired two solar photovoltaic projects from Belltown Power USA Development.
