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Case Study: Metuchen Sportsplex

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Turnkey solution including design, engineering, installation, federal & state grant applications paperwork, system training
  • Executed without interrupting day-to-day business operations
  • Provides 34% of energy needs

 

CHALLENGES

The Metuchen Sportsplex is built on a remediated brownfield site. The site was originally part of a 19-acre tract formerly used to manufacture products containing asbestos. The Maven Group affiliate Recycland, LLC, remediated the land as part of its commitment to adaptive re-use of contaminated sites.

As part of its development agreement with the Borough of Metuchen, The Maven Group moved forward with solar in late spring of 2011 to reduce the facility’s carbon footprint and affirm its commitment to renewable energy.

 

SOLUTIONS

Solar Energy World installed a 312kW solar array with 1,248 LG 250-watt panels at the Metuchen Sportsplex in central, NJ.  The solar energy system will supply approximately 34%of the building’s energy needs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 215 metric tons a year.

The system consists of 1,248 LG 250w panels. Providing 34% of the building’s electricity, the system is expected to save $33,397 annually in energy costs. Additionally, the commercial solar installation will provide an estimated $176,280 in revenue each year from roughly 312 Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) that the system generates. More information about New Jersey’s SREC program can be found at http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/programs/solar-renewable-energy-certificates-srec/new-jersey-solar-renewable-energy.

“We are proud to be a part of this project,” said Tope Lala, managing partner of Solar Energy World. “Not only will installing solar save the company thousands of dollars in energy costs, but the positive environmental impact of going solar is magnified by the re-use of a brownfield site. This type of complex represents everything great about solar energy and green construction.”

 

Project Overview

Location:  Metuchen, New Jersey
Completed:  September 2011
Number of Panels:  1,248
Products:  LG 250-watt solar panels
System size:  312kW
Energy production:  359,000kWH

 

Benefits

  • Projected annual savings:  $33,397
  • Projected annual SREC earnings:  $176,280
  • Environmental Offsets:  215 metric tons of CO2