MILL 19
THE LARGEST SINGLE SLOPED SOLAR STRUCTURE IN THE U.S.
Mill 19 is located at the site of one of Pittsburgh’s very last operating steel mills, the LTV (J&L) Coke Works, which closed in 1998. As the centerpiece of the 178-acre Hazelwood Green redevelopment along the Monongahela River, Mill 19 will serve as the home to Carnegie Mellon University-affiliated Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute and the Manufacturing Futures Initiative, Catalyst Connection and autonomous vehicle company Aptiv
QUICK FACTS
BUILDING LENGTH: 1400 ft
BUILDING HEIGHT: 85 ft
SLOPE OF ROOF: 20°
SOLAR PANELS TO BE INSTALLED: 4968 (PLUS 1152 IN PARKING LOTS) POWER GENERATED FROM PANELS: 2.5 MEGAWATTS LIFETIME CO₂ EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT: 62.5M POUNDS OF COAL
ENOUGH ENERGY TO POWER: 264 HOMES
ANNUALLY CARBON SEQUESTERED: 2,982 ACRES OF U.S FORESTS IN 1 YEAR
Photovoltaic Technologies:
- Bi-Facial Crystalline Modules
Services:
- Financial Analysis
- PV Design & Engineering
- Permitting & Utility Coordination
- Foundations / Caissons
- Steel Erection
- Electrical Wiring
- Maintenance & Monitoring
IN THE NEWS
From Blue to Green: Transforming Jobs Around the World (U.S. Department of State, April 22, 2022)
Former steel mill covered in solar panels shines new light on Pittsburgh (SolarPowerWorld, November 8, 2021)
2-MW project completed atop Mill 19 in Pittsburgh is now country’s largest single-sloped solar array (SolarPowerWorld, August 13, 2020)
Largest Solar Installation in Pittsburgh Will Soon Be Complete, Powering Mill 19 at Hazelwood Green (NEXTpittsburgh, June 29, 2020)
The future of technology and energy come together at Mill 19 (Pittsburgh Business Times, Jan. 30, 2020)
Top 10 Pittsburgh Developments to Watch in 2020 (NEXTpittsburgh, Jan. 6, 2020)
Hazelwood Green Project Could Make Solar Energy The Future Of Pittsburgh (KDKA, Oct. 8, 2019)
Former Pittsburgh Steel Mill is Being Redeveloped to Support Solar (SolarPowerWorld, Sept. 19, 2019)
Mill 19 Opening Signals New Era of Manufacturing (Carnegie Mellon, Sept. 4, 2019)
Mill 19 at Hazelwood Green now open, 15 years in the making (NEXTpittsburgh, Sept. 4, 2019)