The University of Maryland Medical System announced Thursday that it is partnering with a local firm to build a solar energy farm in Baltimore to provide power to its hospital system, employees and residents.Billed as an environmental and equity effort, the project with Baltimore-based WeSolar Inc. would produce 8 megawatts of power from a community solar farm.The energy would be generated by a solar panel array at a central location rather than from individual rooftop panels and would be available to under-resourced communities.“Partnering with WeSolar is an incredible opportunity for the system to engage with a local company that, like us, is focused on ensuring the vitality of our community,” said Dr. Mohan Suntha, UMMS’ president and CEO, in a statement. “Not only does this project make good business and economic sense for our system, but it is also an opportunity to…
University of Maryland Medical System goes in on a solar energy farm in Baltimore – Baltimore Sun
