CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has given the okay for a 150-megawatt solar electric generating plant on a former surface mine site in Nicholas and Clay counties.
The PSC approved a joint stipulation agreement Tuesday between PSC staff and Deep Lake Energy Center which requires construction on the $386 million facility to begin within five years and be completed within 10 years.
The company said the solar facility will generate enough power for 90,000 homes. The project will create 300 jobs during construction.
According to the PSC, Deep Lake will be located next to the Nicholas County Solar project that was approved by the commission two years ago.
The construction of the new plant will take place on a 1,521-acre reclaimed surface mine. It’s near the unincorporated communities of Fola, Gilboa, Zela, and Drennen.