The city first signed an agreement for the power in 2018, but the project hit years of delays. NBC10 reported in 2022 that three different developers had failed to build the solar farm, and city officials blamed the pandemic. Energix Renewables now owns the project.
“Adams Solar has been a long time coming,” said Emily Schapira, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Energy Authority, which helped the city set up the long-term contract to buy the power. “Adams Solar is exactly the type of ambitious, cost-effective and environmentally beneficial projects the city must continue to pursue.”
The city’s 20-year contract means the price it pays for the renewable power will stay the same, even if gas-powered…
