Located in Fannett Township, PA, Aspen Road Solar is an operational solar project that incorporates pollinator habitats, sheep grazing, and wildlife corridors throughout encouraging the natural habitat to thrive.
Located in the Northern tip of the Franklin County, Aspen Road Solar interconnects to the power grid with an existing 115kV line.
Aspen Road Solar is now operational
Project size
Powered annually, while offsetting more than 90,000 metric tons of CO₂*
Generated in state, county, & municipal tax revenue
Along roads
What does this project mean for you and your community?
Over its lifetime, Aspen Road Solar will pay millions of dollars in tax revenues to the Franklin County. That’s 35 years of revenue from a project that does not require costly infrastructure or public services, increase traffic or impact prime farmland. Further, during construction, the project will require hundreds of workers on site, which will provide an economic boost to area businesses and service providers.
Home-grown solar is vital to bolstering Fannett Township’s grid resilience and enables Pennsylvania to meet its goal to increase production of local renewable energy. The transition to clean energy is powered by strong communities whose landowners, local businesses, and citizens recognize their critical role in making it happen.
Aspen Road Solar will offer local landowners the opportunity to preserve large, open tracts of land that can be used for future generations when the solar facility is removed at the end of its useful life. During the life of Aspen Road Solar, pollinators, sheep grazing, wildlife corridors, and other habitat-nurturing features will enable nature to continue to thrive, optimizing our mission as stewards of the land.
Aspen Road Solar will pay millions of dollars in tax revenues over its lifetime. These dollars could be used for county improvements such expansion of broadband internet, investment in area schools and other community services–all while providing clean, locally sourced solar energy to Pennsylvania.
Aspen Road Solar will generate approximately 23.6 million of dollars in state, county, and municipal tax revenues over the lifetime of the project.
Aspen Road Solar will generate power for 35 years and that means long-term benefit for the surrounding region.
*Source: Emissions reductions based on EIA state level data for fossil fuel generation replacement. Project emissions are included for entire life cycle based on NREL Harmonization studies as well as foregone forest sequestration per EPA equivalency analysis.
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The Aspen Road Solar project will be situated 100′ from public roads and buffered by natural foliage taken care of over the life of the project.
The land is owned privately by members of the Fannett Township community.
When the solar facility is no longer efficient, the system will be decommissioned and the equipment removed, recycling everything that can be recycled, and returning the land to the condition in which it existed prior to the installation of the solar project. Solar has a minimal impact on the land, unlike fossil fuel power plants. When the project is removed, the land is returned to essentially its original state. Many landowners see leasing land for utility-scale solar projects as a form of land banking, as it has minimal long-term impact on the value of the land. Panthera Grid Partners assumes all responsibility for decommissioning and places a secure bond with the county in the event that project ownership should change in the future. This means that the county and its residents are NOT responsible for any costs for the removal of a project at the end of its useful life.
Solar panels do not produce noise, but the inverters that change the current of electricity from DC to AC do produce a slight hum that is not audible past the property boundaries. Solar projects are considered quiet neighbors.
Panthera Grid Partners utilizes the best available Photovoltaic solar (PV) panel technology for all of our utility-scale projects. These panels are dark in color and are treated with an anti-reflective coating. The purpose of solar panels is to absorb as much sunlight as possible to produce energy efficiently so the point of the panels is to be as minimally reflective as possible. Solar panels are generally less reflective than windows and have been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration for installation on and around airports across the country.
Utility-scale solar projects do not increase runoff and may actually improve soil and water quality. Stormwater management plans are a required part of the solar development process. These plans are prepared by professional engineers to ensure that projects do not contribute to erosion or flooding. We follow the strict requirements of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to ensure our projects meet and often exceed guidelines to protect surrounding waterways. Once operational, the use of perennial ground cover and elimination of annual tillage, irrigation, and fertilizer (in the case of farmland) allows the soil to absorb water and rejuvenate during the life of the project. A solar project has maximum ground permeability and is much better in terms of stormwater runoff than most other types of development.
Solar farms do not pose a threat to wildlife. Wildlife studies are an important part of the development process — trained experts study proposed sites to ensure that utility-scale solar development minimizes impact to wildlife. Solar projects can also provide important habitat for birds and pollinators like bees and butterflies.
We are committed to being responsible members of the local community, and good neighbors. Panthera Grid Partners Gives is proud to support education, preservation efforts and other causes in our communities.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Panthera Grid Partners is a portfolio company of Brookfield, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and sustainable solutions.
Panthera Grid Partners delivers reliable, utility-scale solar, wind and energy storage infrastructure to meet America’s growing demand for domestic energy.
With a portfolio exceeding 10 gigawatts, Panthera Grid Partners operates in U.S. power markets where load growth, grid reliability and capital investment are most critical. The company develops, acquires, builds, and operates renewable energy assets with a disciplined, precision-driven focus on execution, performance, and operational integrity.
Through responsible land stewardship and strong local partnerships, Panthera Grid Partners delivers energy projects with respect for land, agriculture, and local priorities, working with landowners and communities to support long-term land value and strengthen regional economies.
We hope to hear from the citizens of Franklin County and are eager to answer your questions or have a conversation about any concerns. Fill out the form, and we will be sure to respond.
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