BIGGEST U.S. ROOFTOP SOLAR FOR NJ

New Jersey Now Setting US Solar Rooftop Records
Susan Kraemer, July 13, 2011 (Clean Technica)

"New Jersey continues its incredible solar development…Two New Jersey installations [broke] US records for size of rooftop installs this year. Completed in April, one is the largest solar installation now in operation in the US, and a second installation, even larger, to be completed by the end of the year, will then become the largest in the US.

"By the end of 2011 a 9 MW solar roof using panels from SunPower will be completed on the gigantic roof of the Holt Logistics refrigerated warehouse, enough panels to supply 80% of its huge electricity needs, while also earning a hefty hunk of change annually for making that much power, by relieving their utility of the responsibility of supplying it…[T]he giant installation will cost $42 million…[but] earnings from sale of SRECs will cover it within a few years…"

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"Another gigantic rooftop solar installation has already been completed in the state. Avidan Management just completed a massive 4.26 MW power plant on a 656,255 square foot industrial warehouse complex in Edison NJ, cutting electricity costs 70% for some heavy industrial energy users under it, including an 85,000 square foot refrigerated space for cheese maker Arthur Schuman…

"That both of these giant rooftop installs are cutting the cost of supplying electricity for big commercial refrigeration users…[reflects on the fact] that for homeowners, the fridge is typically the biggest energy user in the house."