Pocomoke solar project unveiled

Pocomoke City officials celebrated the start of a solar project designed to cut the city's electric bills by more than $40,000 a year at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday.

The city's mayor and council members joined officials from Standard Solar LLC and Sun Edison Company to mark the start of a solar electric generation plant on a Dunn Swamp Road site owned by the city. The project, expected to be the largest municipally owned solar system in Maryland, will include 6,200 solar panels producing 2.1 megawatts of electricity a day.

"It's unbelievable that Pocomoke City is finally starting to go green," Mayor Bruce Morrison said. "It's been a long time coming."
He said the project came about through talks with Bill Badger, Worcester County's economic development director, who connected town officials with Standard Solar, the same company that handled the solar project at Perdue headquarters in Salisbury.

Rob Busler from Standard Solar said his company had similar partnerships underway with towns and businesses throughout the state. Pocomoke City has entered into a 20 year Purchase Power Agreement with Sun Edison, which will own the solar panels. Standard Solar will handle the construction and maintenance of the panels, which will be surrounded by a fence.

Morrison said there would be no cost to Pocomoke for the construction, operation or maintenance of the solar array.
"This is an awesome project that's going to turn into something great for the community," he said.

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