FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have begun construction on their second utility-grade solar site in West Virginia, located on a brownfield site owned by the companies that has gone unused since the coal-fired Rivesville Power Station was deactivated in 2012.

The Rivesville solar site in Marion County will be situated along Morgan Ridge Road on approximately 27 acres. Once installed, the solar panels onsite will produce up to 5.5 MW of power.

“We are proud to be transforming a former coal ash disposal site into a source of clean renewable energy for our customers,” said Jim Myers, President of FirstEnergy’s West Virginia Operations. “We believe the energy generated by our West Virginia solar sites will continue to encourage economic development in the state because a growing number of companies require a portion of the electricity they purchase to be generated by renewable sources.”

The Rivesville solar site is the second of the companies’ five planned solar sites in West