The Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) received a $1,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087). The grant will fund the purchase and installation of approximately 1,000 rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and supporting infrastructure at LCTA's new 300 South Pennsylvania Avenue transit facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This project represents LCTA's first foray into renewable energy and aims to reduce the authority's operational costs through a capital investment in solar power, thereby improving the sustainability of its transit operations. The award has a start date of March 1, 2024 and a targeted completion date of September 30, 2025.
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