CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued a certificate Monday to permit a solar power project in Kanawha County.
Mammoth Solar, LLC filed an application on June 30 and asked for a waiver of a hearing on the project. The Commission staff agreed with the application.
The 90-megawatt solar generating facility would consist of approximately 193,000 individual solar photovoltaic modules and would interconnect with an existing Appalachian Power Kanawha River to Carbondale transmission line that crosses the site. It would be located on 1,148 acres of reclaimed surface mine and the project’s facilities would occupy approximately 446 acres.
Testimony filed with the Commission showed the project would support 159 new jobs during construction for Kanawha County. The estimated capital cost of the project is $189.5 million.
“The Commission concludes that the project is not contrary to the public interest due to its positive economic impact to Kanawha County and the state,” the Commission ruled.
More information on this case can be found on the PSC website: www.psc.state.wv.us. Click on “Case Information” and access Case No. 25-0594-E-SCS-PW.
