NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Service
Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced today that the
New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities (BPU) has approved an extension to the utility's Solar 4
All® program. The approval authorizes PSE&G to invest up
to $80 million over the next three
years to build an additional 33 megawatts-dc of solar farms on
landfills and brownfields in PSE&G's electric service
territory.
With this new approval, Solar 4 All is now a 158 megawatt-dc
program that utilizes rooftops, parking lots, utility poles and
landfills/ brownfields for universal solar projects.
This is the second extension to Solar 4 All. The BPU originally
approved the program in 2009, allowing PSE&G to install 80
megawatts-dc of solar capacity. The first BPU-approved
extension was in 2013 allowing PSE&G to build an additional 42
megawatts-dc of solar capacity on landfills, brownfields, and 3
megawatts-dc in solar pilot programs for storm hardening and grid
resiliency. Of the 158 megawatts-dc currently approved there
are 115 megawatts-dc in service, with an additional 10 megawatts-dc
expected to be in service by the end of the year.
PSE&G has invested more than $500
million in the program that benefits PSE&G electric
customers by supplying solar power directly to the electric grid in
a way that is about 40 percent less expensive than typical
residential net-metered solar projects.
"We have said all along that we wanted to do more through the
Solar 4 All program, so we are thankful that the BPU approved this
extension and excited to continue our efforts to help New Jersey reach its renewable energy goals,"
said Courtney McCormick, vice
president – renewables and energy solutions, PSE&G.
"Solar 4 All creates jobs, aligns with the New Jersey Energy Master
Plan and helps the environment by directly increasing the amount of
solar power in the state. And by building these universal
solar projects and connecting them directly to the PSE&G
electric grid, we are also ensuring that all of our electric
customers truly share both the costs and the benefits of solar
power."
By the end of 2016, the Solar 4 All program will have about 53
megawatts-dc of solar capacity built on nine landfill and
brownfield sites. These projects fill more than 190 acres of
landfill and brownfield space with 175,000 solar panels that can
power about 8,500 homes annually. With the latest 33
megawatt-dc approval, Solar 4 All will have 86 megawatts-dc of
landfill and brownfield solar in total in service by the end of
2019.
"Utilizing landfills and brownfields for universal solar
development makes sense for PSE&G customers and for
New Jersey as a whole," added
McCormick. "We are taking land that would otherwise remain
undeveloped and giving it a new life and new purpose, saving scarce
open space in New Jersey and
connecting all of those solar panels directly to the electric grid
our customers use."
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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. PSE&G is the
winner of the ReliabilityOne Award for superior electric system
reliability. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service
Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) (NYSE: PEG), a diversified
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