Duquesne Light flips the switch on Three Rivers Tree at Point State Park

PITTSBURGH — Duquesne Light flipped the switch on the Three Rivers Tree at Point State Park.

The tree was lit on Thursday, just a couple of days before Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night.

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The 60-foot tree uses sustainable LED pixels and can display a wide array of colors.

“The fact that it kind of is a gateway to Pittsburgh, hopefully inspires hope and a sense of community and a sense of cheer that the holidays should be bringing,” President and CEO of Duquesne Light Company Kevin Walker said.

Duquesne Light also donated $50,000 to the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. That money will help address food insecurity over the holiday season.

That money is expected to be used to help address food insecurity over the holiday season.

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