The gently sloping, ridge-defined agricultural area in East Drumore, Pa., is known for its 200-year-old barns and local Amish farmers who still plow fields with horse teams. But this township, located in the Southeast corner of the state, is embarking on a mission to modernize its infrastructure, as evidenced by the recently approved 4,500-panel, 15-megawatt solar energy farm, which will soon be the largest on the East Coast.
Just a few miles from the solar farm, the township has also invested in a new 16,000-square-foot municipal building, which features office space, radiantly heated garage bays for the township’s fleet of heavy equipment, and a large wash bay (dump trucks last much longer if they’re given a hot spray-down after spreading salt on icy roads all night).