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PSE and G's Central Headquarters Solar System Complete

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by Staff Writers
Somerset NJ (SPX) Mar 08, 2011
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE and G) today marked the completion of a rooftop solar installation at the utility's Central Division Headquarters in Somerset, NJ. The 0.9-megawatt system is one of six large solar systems PSE and G is erecting on company-owned properties as part of its $515 million Solar 4 All program.

"The Central Division solar system shows why it makes sense for PSE and G to be an active player in New Jersey solar development," said Al Matos, PSE and G's Vice President - Renewables and Energy Solutions.

"By building these systems on PSE and G-owned property, leveraging our knowledge of the electric system and putting our project management skills to work we have installed a large amount of solar capacity in a very short time and in a very cost effective way with little impact to customers."

"Through our Solar 4 All program, we have added over 35 megawatts of solar capacity in the state in a little more than a year," Matos said. "These projects have helped provide stability to the state's solar market and have made New Jersey a center for renewable energy in the United States."

The Solar 4 All program is a cost effective way to develop solar energy. The financial benefits - federal tax investment credits, sale of the energy and capacity to PJM and the solar environmental credits (SRECs) are returned to PSE and G electric ratepayers, which reduces the cost of the program.

The Central Division Headquarters solar system is comprised of all U.S. made panels: 648 traditional crystalline solar panels and 4,180 Solyndra cylindrical thin film solar panels.

These advanced technology panels are capable of converting direct, diffuse and reflected sunlight into electricity by capturing sunlight across a 360-degree photovoltaic surface. The panels generate extra electricity from the building's new white reflective, "cool roof", offering a conservation benefit and power generation capability on the same rooftop.

The panels cover more than 101,000 square feet of roof space and are connected directly to the electric grid for the benefit of all PSE and G electric customers. The Central Division Headquarters solar system will produce enough electricity to power about 155 average-size homes.

Solyndra is among the leading solar panel manufacturing companies that PSE and G is using to help deploy solar systems across the state. Solis Partners, a premier developer of solar energy projects located in Manasquan, NJ is responsible for the design, engineering and deployment of both the white cool roof and solar PV systems for the Central Division Headquarters project.

"This turn-key solar rooftop PV system is an important project for PSE and G and for New Jersey residents," added Jamie Hahn, Managing Director of Solis Partners. "It exemplifies PSE and G's commitment to transform under utilized rooftops in New Jersey into clean renewable energy sources while reducing green house gases and creating new jobs in the Garden State."

In addition to Central Division Headquarters' 0.9 MW rooftop solar system, PSE and G is building a 0.7MW solar system at its Edison Training and Development Center facility in Edison, N.J. where roof, ground, carport and pole-attached systems are installed. The utility also has four large ground-mounted solar farms in service on PSE and G-owned properties.

These solar farms are located in Yardville (4.4 megawatts) Linden (3.2 megawatts), Edison (2.0 megawatts) and Trenton (1.3 megawatts). Each are among the largest solar farms developed in New Jersey and three are built on remediated brownfields (Edison, Trenton and Linden). There also are four solar systems built on the grounds of five Newark Public Schools and three additional roof systems on leased sites in Perth Amboy and Bayonne.

State regulators approved PSE and G's Solar 4 All program in July 2009. The approved program required the utility to make investments to install 80 megawatts of solar power, enhancing the economic growth of NJ, creating green jobs and vastly increasing the amount of renewable energy capacity in the state of New Jersey.

The program's first segment consists of installing up to 40 megawatts of highly distributed pole-attached smart solar units in neighborhoods on utility poles in PSE and G's electric service territory, which includes the state's 6 largest cities and roughly 300 rural and suburban communities.

This is the largest pole-attached solar installation in the world, with the smart solar units connected directly into PSE and G's electric distribution system providing solar generated power to all customers.

The second segment of the Solar 4 All program focuses on 40 megawatts of centralized solar facilities, such as the Central Division Headquarters system and other solar sites on PSE and G owned or leased properties connected directly to the grid thus benefiting all customers.



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