Steel Markets
July 15, 2014
Green Energy Transforms Bethlehem Steel Site
Written by Sandy Williams
The old Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, NY, is getting repurposed to produce green energy. The site, considered a “brownfield” due to its former use for industrial purposes and its contaminated ground, will become one of the largest solar farms in New York State.
The “Steel Sun” project will add 13,000 solar panels to the area that is already home to 14 wind turbines at the Steel Winds wind farm. The 3 x 5 foot solar panels will cover the equivalent area of 69 tennis courts. The combined panels will have a capacity of 4 megawatts per year (equivalent to the energy production of two wind turbines) and produce enough solar energy to power around 650 homes.
