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Notable Solar Installations in Pennsylvania

• Keystone Solar Project was completed in 2012. This photovoltaic project  has the capacity to generate 6 MW of electricity -- enough to power over 694 Pennsylvania homes.⁵
• Several large retailers in Pennsylvania have gone solar including Crayola, IKEA and Johnson & Johnson. Snyder's-Lance has installed one of the largest such installations with 3 MW of solar capacity at their location in Hanover.⁶
• At 2 MW, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia is among the largest solar installations in Pennsylvania. Completed in 2013, this photovoltaic project has enough electric capacity to power more than 335 homes.⁷

Check out our Major Solar Projects List for more notable installations.

Solar Companies in Pennsylvania

Looking for a local installer? Use the SEIA EnergySage Marketplace to compare quotes and find companies in your area. You can also review the average costs for installing solar in Pennsylvania, based on real price data from solar quotes.

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Pennsylvania State Solar Policy Resources

Official State Affiliate: Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Associatiom (MSEIA)

Public Utility Commission - Learn about the governing body that regulates the electricity rates and services of Pennsylvania public utilities

State Legislature - Track pending legislation affecting solar energy, locate and contact individual legislators, and stay up to date on current legislative issues in Pennsylvania

State Energy Office - Find a wide variety of information on state government energy programs, policy, projects, energy-saving strategies and energy-related statistics

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Pennsylvania's Solar Future Plan

DSIRE incentives database - Pennsylvania - Search a public clearinghouse for specific solar energy incentives in Pennsylvania and across the United States

U.S. Energy Information Administration - Pennsylvania State Profile - Explore official energy statistics, including data on electricity supply and demand, from the U.S. government

Footnotes

¹All data from SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight unless otherwise noted: http://www.seia.org/research-resources/us-solar-market-insight

²Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly: http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/#generation

³The Solar Foundation, State Solar Jobs Census: http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/solar-jobs-census/states/

⁴SEIA, National Solar Database: http://www.seia.org/research-resources/national-solar-database

⁵SEIA, Major Solar Projects List: http://www.seia.org/research-resources/major-solar-projects-list

⁶Ibid

⁷SEIA, Solar Means Business: http://www.seia.org/campaign/solar-means-business-2016