[CPEO-BIF] New Jersey solar brownfields

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

New Jersey Brownfield Slated for Major Commercial Solar Installation

By GetSolar Staff
September 10, 2013

As numerous sites are identified for solar use throughout New Jersey,  
the state is preparing to auction off its Solar Renewable Energy  
Certificates.

New Solar Installations in New Jersey


Already one of the top solar energy producing states in the country,  
New Jersey is poised to install even more solar capacity by taking  
advantage of otherwise-unusable land such as brownfields, landfills  
and old dumps. In New Jersey, there are thousands of acres of these  
sites to choose from. That is why Public Service Electric & Gas hired  
an outside consultant to narrow down the pack. While 22 sites were  
ultimately selected for their grid-supply solar potential, the  
Kinsley landfill site in Deptford Township was rated the highest.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.getsolar.com/News/Solar-Energy-Facts/General/New-Jersey- 
Brownfield-Slated-for-Major-Commercial-Solar-Installation-504452

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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