A solar generating project in southern West Virginia has cleared a key hurdle. The Public Service Commission issued a final order granting Raleigh Solar a certificate for the construction and operation of a 90-megawatt generating facility in Raleigh County. The commission said it’s the first such certificate issued in West Virginia.
The project will consist of about 250,000 individual panels and will be located on 529 acres of primarily undeveloped, wooded ridge tops. It’s expected to cost about $90 million. Raleigh Solar has to start construction within five years and have the project finished within 10 years.