Source: US State of Pennsylvania
July 22, 2025 – Lewisberry, PA
ADVISORY – YORK COUNTY – Shapiro Administration and PUC to Announce 2 Gigawatts of Solar Power Generation Installed in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DCNR), and the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC), will converge on Gifford Pinchot State Park, in the Quaker Race Day Use Area, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, to announce the installation of two gigawatts of solar power energy generation in Pennsylvania.
The current two gigawatts (2,000,000,000 watts) of installed solar generation in Pennsylvania is enough to power nearly 350,000 homes.
WHAT: DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley, DCNR Deputy Secretary Mike Walsh, and PUC Commissioner Stephen DeFrank will hold a press conference to announce two gigawatts of solar power generation in Pennsylvania.
WHEN:
Tuesday, July 22, 2025: 1:30 PM
WHERE:
Gifford Pinchot State Park
Quaker Race Day Use Area
Lewisberry, PA 17339
MEDIA CONTACT: Tom Decker, thomadecke@pa.gov// 814-332-6615
For more information, visit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s website, or follow DEP on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), or LinkedIn.