Navisun nears conclusion on 4.5-MW community solar landfill project in New Jersey
- Navisun, a solar independent power manufacturer, introduced that its Linden Hawk Rise 4.5-MW community solar project in Union County, New Jersey, is nearing completion.
Built on the city of Linden's previous land fill, this project is converting a previously pointless website into an efficient solar farm that will provide even more cost effective clean energy access to regarding 800 locals in PSE&G utility territory, over fifty percent of whom are low- and moderate-income (LMI).
The Linden Hawk Rise project is one of 45 solar projects, totaling 78 MW, that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) rigorously evaluated, scored and granted in Program Year 1 of New Jersey's Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. To expand fair access to tidy power, the program also supplies ensured cost savings of 10 to 15% for all customers.
" We delight in to support both the City of Linden in addition to the State of New Jersey in blazing a trail ahead to our collective carbon-free future by giving clean energy accessibility, and connected savings, to local residents," claimed Carl Engelbourg, advertising and marketing professional at Navisun. "As a long-term proprietor and driver of community solar centers, we are proud to collaborate with the community and be a part of New Jersey's community solar pilot program."
Clean power equity is a critical objective of New Jersey Governor Murphy's push to 100% clean power by 2050. It is approximated that only fifty percent of U.S. locals have rooftops ideal for solar energy installments, as virtually 80% of U.S. states now have community solar projects in place to overcome this tidy power gain access to variation. With over 135,000 solar setups, New Jersey is the top state in the nation for set up solar ability per sq. mile, and has the most organized community solar ability serving LMI homes. As a result of the success of Program Year 1 of the state's community solar pilot program thus far, the NJBPU doubled the size of Program Year 2 projects awards, every one of which include LMI requirements.