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Solar power farm coming to the region

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Pattern Energy based in Houston, Texas has announced a new solar power farm coming to the Edinboro area and points south.

According to the Crawford Solar website, the solar project will provide cost-effective solar energy and an additional, renewable energy source to the region.The solar project will generate 116 MW of electricity yearly, enough to power roughly 22,000 homes annually, on 1,100 to 1,700 acres of private land in Cambridge, Cussewago, Venango, and Washington townships in Crawford and Erie counties.

The Erie Times-News was first to report this story.