The Berlin Planning Commission last week approved a site plan for a proposed 18-megawatt solar project that would become the largest solar installation in Worcester County.
The New Jersey-based company Soltage is proposing six solar arrays across approximately 113.7 acres of a 157-acre industrially zoned property at the northwest corner of Routes 50 and 113. The land would be leased.
The project is structured as multiple community solar facilities that would provide electricity savings to subscribers, including residents and small businesses.
Zac Meyer, a project manager with Soltage, told commissioners the company has been working through the project’s local approvals, including stormwater review, fire marshal approval, and an entrance permit from the Maryland State Highway Administration.
The project has also received approval from the Berlin Board of Zoning Appeals and recommendation from the Maryland Public Service Commission.
113.7 acres would be enough land for Nuclear plant that would produce approximately 1100 Maga Watts twenty four hours a day, seven days a week . No comparison to a measly 18 Mega Watts produced by solar panels during day light hours with full sun. All solar farms are subsidized by you know who? Electricity buyers. Your rates will never down.
Subscribers will save only because everyone’s electricity costs will increase. Solar is an economic and environmental scam. Electricity delivery costs are directly increased because the electric produced is credited to the biggest polluters who pay the government to continue to pollute at our environmental and economic expense.