ROSEDALE, Md. — A lot of us might wish our cars were powered by these using clean, green, free energy from the sun.
Rosedale in Baltimore County celebrated a huge community solar project on Wednesday.
IGS Energy and partner Summit Ridge cut the ribbon on a massive solar farm providing energy to 2,000 homes. It's one of the many solar farms that are part of IGS Energy's larger initiative to provide community solar to 6,000 homes in the Baltimore area.
"We've become a more resilient community. There are neighbors who cannot afford utilities, there are tenants who, correct me if I'm wrong, are lining up out front to sign up for discounted utilities. I mean, that's as good as it gets," Paul Schonfeld, COO of LBA Realty.
The solar panels are estimated to generate 17 megawatts or the equivalent of powering 2,000 homes.
Summit Ridge plans to bring online 400 megawatts of solar by the end of 2023, enough to power 50,000 homes.
