ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — Newly installed solar arrays can now produce enough renewable energy to power the peninsula at Presque Isle State Park.
The solar canopy array over the parking lot at Beach 8 will save the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and taxpayers more than $30,000 on electricity annually while producing enough energy to power 25 average American homes, according to a press release provided by the department.
The solar array helps reduce the Department’s carbon footprint by more than 211,000 pounds a year, or the equivalent of removing 20 passenger cars from the road annually.
“These solar arrays will provide 100% of the peninsula’s energy going forward, and I am so glad to be here today delivering on our…
