Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority awarded a $500,000 grant to Elizabethtown College to install a 2 MW solar system.
It will also provide opportunities for students to study about solar energy in detail.
Out of the 184 PEDA projects submitted to the governor’s office, only 28 were awarded grants to local governments, schools and businesses for alternative and clean energy projects.
In addition, grants were also allocated to projects deploying technologies such as solar energy, hydropower, biomass and energy efficiency.
Elizabethtown is the only college in Lancaster County that got selected for the grant.
PEDA grant was one of the most competitive ever and the college’s project emulates the vision of the project, according to a letter received to College authorities from the Governor’s office.
The government is supporting a more diverse and robust energy sector that protects the environment and uses its resources more efficiently. These grants will help organizations harness alternative and renewable energy to increase energy efficiency throughout Pennsylvania, said Gov. Tom Corbett.
The solar array will be installed in the land owned by the college, which has been approved for zoning by the township and actions the college needs to take have been outlined.
In addition, the college’s $500,000 grant also will be used to increase opportunities for students and faculty members to study the effective implementation of solar energy projects, the cost savings of such projects and scientific monitoring of the solar energy harvest.
Sabeena Wahid
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