Penn State Solar — 70 MW solar, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (PJM)
Lightsource bp-developed; Penn State 25-year PPA. [Fact-check 2026-05-08: PROJECT NAME — actual project is "Nittany 1/2/3" (3 farms in Franklin County PA), not "Penn State Solar". 70 MW/PA/PJM/early 2019 confirmed; project name kept as filed but corrected name noted here.]
Deal Value
70MW
Capacity
Solar
Technology
PA
Location
Deal Details
- Deal Type
- Power Purchase & Offtake
- Seller / Sponsor
- Lightsource bp
- Buyer / Financier
- Penn State
- Offtaker
- Penn State
- Stage
- Operating
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- Source
- Press archive
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