Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.:
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When:
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Friday, April 13, 2012
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11 a.m.
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What:
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Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua) Chairman Nick DeBenedictis will host
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett along with other state and local
officials at the site of the company's largest solar farm, located
at its Pickering water treatment plant. The $6.5 million solar farm
provides power to the water treatment facility, which is also the
company's largest plant, serving nearly 500,000 residents of 27
municipalities in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
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The 1.5 megawatt (MW) solar farm spans 6.5 acres of ground at the
eastern end of the plant site. The solar farm will reduce Aqua's
grid-tied usage by 2.3 million kWh annually resulting in a direct
economic benefit of $207,000 per year in energy savings. In
addition, the project will alleviate congestion on the PECO grid
resulting in additional savings to all consumers by reducing line
losses and congestion charges. The company has spent approximately
$75 million over the past decade at the Pickering facility.
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The solar farm is the company's latest installation—having built a
1.0 MW, 4.5-acre facility at its Ingram's Mill treatment plant in
East Bradford Township that serves 25,000 West Chester area
residents. The Ingram's Mill solar farm has reduced grid-tied usage
by 1.3 million kilowatt-hours during the past 12 months resulting in
a direct economic benefit of $130,000 annually in energy savings.
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Where:
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1050 Valley Forge Road
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Phoenixville, PA
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(Route 23 just west of Valley Forge Park)
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Guests:
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Attending will be Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett; State Senator
Andrew Dinniman; State Representative Warren Kampf; Chester County
Commissioners Terance Farrell, Ryan Costello, Kathi Cozzone; and
Schuylkill Township supervisors Barbara Cohen, Martha Majewski;
Kevin Handforth and Jim Morrison; Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) Regional Manager Cosmo Servido and
DEP Water Supply Program Manger John Fabian, among other elected and
appointed officials.
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Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.4 million residents in 30
counties throughout Pennsylvania with more than one million in
southeastern Pennsylvania.
WTRG
Aqua Pennsylvania
Donna Alston
Director, Communications
610-645-1095
or
Neiman
Jenna
Lefever
717-877-1103
Source: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
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