PSE&G Selects Sites for 12 MW in Solar Projects

January 7, 2010 – Vol.14 No.42

PSE&G Selects Sites for 12 MW in Solar Projects.

PSE&G, of Newark, New Jersey, has announced the selection of four sites and developers for over $50 million in investments for grid-connected solar energy. PSE&G hopes to start construction at its sites in Edison, Hamilton, Linden and Trenton this spring, with projects completed this summer and fall. All four ground-mounted solar farms would be among the largest to be developed in New Jersey, with the Hamilton project being the largest in the state and the project in Linden the second largest.

Approximately 150 jobs will be created when installation begins.

The projects and developers are:

--- Silver Lake Solar Farm in Edison Township, located on the site of PSE&G's property on Silver Lake Rd. 2 MW capacity from about 8,500 solar panels on 5.7 acres. Solar Firm: J. Fletcher Creamer & Sons

--- Yardville Solar Farm in Hamilton Township, located on the site of PSE&G's substation off of S. Broad St. 5.1 MW capacity from about 19,000 solar panels on 16 acres. Solar Firm: American Capital Energy

--- Linden Solar Farm in Linden, located on PSE&G property off of South Shore Sound Rd. 3.6 MW capacity from about 15,000 solar panels on 10 acres. Solar Firm: Advanced Solar Products.

--- Trenton Solar Farm in Trenton, located on PSE&G property adjacent to the utility's gas and appliance service building on Brunswick Ave. 1.3 MW capacity from about 5,500 solar panels on 5.5 acres. Solar Firm: Sun Edison.

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is New Jersey's oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serving nearly three-quarters of the state's population. (1/6/10)

Links:

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)
http://www.pseg.com

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