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A 133,000-square-foot solar array is now functional at Hazelwood Green’s Mill 19. It’s a project that marries the story of Pittsburgh’s past with its

The solar array is about a quarter of a mile in length, making it the largest single sloped solar array in the U.S.KILEY KOSCINSKI / 90.5 WESA

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A 133,000-square-foot solar array is now functional at Hazelwood Green’s Mill 19. It’s a project that marries the story of Pittsburgh’s past with its future: bridge workers applied 4,784 solar panels to the frame of a former steel mill now home to robotics nonprofits and one of the several autonomous vehicle developers which call the city home.

The $5 million project was completed by Scalo Solar Solutions, which is also installing solar panels in the parking lots at Hazelwood Green. Mike Carnahan, the company’s vice president and general manager, said panels were preassembled and tested on the ground before a crane lifted them 85 feet in the air to the frame of the old mill.

Crews placed the final section of panels at the end of July. Wiring and testing have been completed, making the solar array fully functional. It’s the largest single sloped solar array in the United States.

The former brownfield site was redeveloped by the Regional Industrial Development Corporation, and has achieved a LEED v4 Gold certification for its environmentally friendly design. Carnahan says the array will generate just over two megawatts of power and produce enough energy to power the equivalent of 264 homes per year.

The lifetime CO2 emissions savings of the array are equivalent to 62.5 million pounds of coal, according to Scalo Solar spokesman Jesse Ament, an achievement that starkly contrasts the pollution produced by the original facility.

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On Feb. 19, SpaceX launched almost 5,500 pounds of scientific research and other supplies on a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. The Dragon launched on top of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, where Apollo and Shuttle missions flew. This was the first commercial launch from Kennedy, and highlights the center’s transition to providing support for both government and commercial aerospace activities.