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Decarbonization: Veolia North America Breaks Ground On New Solar Energy Panel Array at Waste Treatment Facility in Arkansas

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Veolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, has partnered with Today's Power, Inc. to install a five megawatt (MW) single-axis tracking solar energy system at its hazardous waste treatment facility in Gum Springs, Arkansas.

Key Points: 
  • Veolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, has partnered with Today's Power, Inc. to install a five megawatt (MW) single-axis tracking solar energy system at its hazardous waste treatment facility in Gum Springs, Arkansas.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231107378683/en/
    Veolia North America and Today’s Power Inc. leaders break ground at the Gum Springs location where the solar project is being constructed.
  • Veolia currently employs 136 people at the Gum Springs facility, an increase from 61 employees when the company began operating in Clark County in 2020.
  • To make room for the new solar panels, Veolia recently cleared a 30-acre lot across the street from the facility.

Penelec Completing Upgrades in Northern Clarion County

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

ERIE, Pa., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Penelec, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric utility, is completing work in Clarion County designed to enhance electric service reliability for about 2,800 customers in parts of Shippenville, Marianne Estates, Knox, Lucinda and Leeper.

Key Points: 
  • ERIE, Pa., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Penelec, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric utility, is completing work in Clarion County designed to enhance electric service reliability for about 2,800 customers in parts of Shippenville, Marianne Estates, Knox, Lucinda and Leeper.
  • "The distribution system work we've undertaken across northern Clarion County will help reduce the frequency and duration of electric service interruptions experienced by our customers, particularly during severe weather and other events like vehicle accidents," said Scott Wyman, president of FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania operations.
  • Penelec serves approximately 585,000 customers within 17,600 square miles of northern and central Pennsylvania.
  • Follow Penelec on Twitter @Penelec and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PenelecElectric.