CVP receives approval for the development of 200 MW Backbone solar project in Garrett County

The Maryland Public Service Commission granted Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the development of 200 MWdc Backbone Solar Farm in Garrett County, Maryland, USA.

The state’s approval grants CPV permission to construct Backbone Solar on former Vindex/Arch Coal mining sites located north of the town of Kitzmiller, MD. The solar project will be sited on approximately 1,170 acres of the property with the construction to start before the end of 2022.

CPV Backbone Solar represents an approximately US$210 – US$290 million private infrastructure investment in the region. It will provide over 150 jobs during the 18-month construction process and bring up to US$2.7 million in annual local tax revenues to benefit Garrett County.