PITTSBURGH, PA - Bruce & Merrilees is on-site at Pittsburgh's Mill 19 project, wiring one of the largest sloped-roof solar arrays in the U.S.
Mill 19, a 178-acre site in the city's Hazelwood neighborhood, was once the home of the busy J&L Steel mill. Now, the exoskeleton of the old mill shelters modern industrial buildings. The mill's old tin roof was stripped away; in its place will be a 110,000 square foot solar array.
Scalo Solar hired Bruce & Merrilees to bring its 110,000 square foot solar array online. The B&M team is responsible for installing conduit, wire, and switchgear for the AC side of the solar array. The system will generate 2 million kWh of electricity per year – more than enough to power the Mill 19 complex. B&M will tie the system in with Duquesne Light's service, and the excess power will go back into the grid.
This project has been an opportunity for our team to live out B&M's Core Values since day one.
"The job was awarded at 4:30 on a Thursday," says Project Manager Ethan Parks, speaking about the team's dedication. "We mobilized the crew immediately. We were on-site the next day [Friday] and the full crew was in place Monday morning."
The team, led by Superintendent Steve Telesz and Foreman Ryan Maley, has been productive, saving time by prefabbing the conduit mounting in order to get a jump on installation. Team members have operated with integrity and professionalism, engaging with the customer and being proactive on potential issues in order to guarantee the project's success. Above all, the team has worked safe, with zero incidents to date.
B&M is very proud to be a part of this project, which is revitalizing a Pittsburgh brownfield, reducing the city's carbon footprint, and positioning the Steel City once again at the forefront of manufacturing technologies. Owned by the Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC), Mill 19's tenants include Manufacturing USA's Advance Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, Carnegie Mellon University's Manufacturing Futures Initiative (MFI), and Catalyst Connection.
