Utility-Scale Solar Energy in Pennsylvania: Key Findings from Recent Research

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Register Now for Webinar on Utility-Scale Solar Energy in Pennsylvania

What: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is hosting a Zoom webinar discussion with researchers on its recently published reports analyzing utility-scale solar energy in Pennsylvania.

Who:
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors

• Senator Gene Yaw, Chair
• Representative Eddie Day Pashinski, Vice Chair
• Dr. Nancy Falvo, Pennsylvania Western University Clarion, Secretary
• Mr. Stephen M. Brame, Governor's Representative, Treasurer
• Senator Judy Schwank
• Representative Dan Moul
• Mr. Richard Esch, University of Pittsburgh
• Dr. Timothy Kelsey, Pennsylvania State University
• Ms. Shannon M. Munro, Pennsylvania College of Technology
• Dr. Charles Patterson, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
• Ms. Susan Snelick, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
• Mr. Darrin Youker, Governor's Representative
• Dr. Jeffrey Hyde, Penn State Extension

Expected Speakers:

• Dr. Laura Dimino, Assistant Director, Center for Rural Pennsylvania

Authors of two recent Center reports, including:

• Hannah Wiseman, J.D., The Pennsylvania State University
  Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Solar Development on Pennsylvania Farmland
• Russell C. Hedberg II, Ph.D., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
  Baseline Assessment, Development Process, and Regulatory Context of Solar Power in Rural Pennsylvania

When: Monday, October 7, 10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST

Where: Online webinar via Zoom.

Registration: Register for the webinar here.

Contact: Katie Park, Communications Manager, Center for Rural Pennsylvania, (717) 787-9555, kpark@rural.pa.gov

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is a bipartisan, bicameral legislative agency that serves as a resource for rural policy within the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Center works with the legislature, educators, state and federal executive branch agencies, and national, statewide, regional and local organizations to maximize resources and strategies that can better serve Pennsylvania's nearly 3.4 million rural residents.