The document discusses PSE&G's Solar 4 All program which has approved 80MW of solar projects including rooftop and land-based installations. The program has created over 1,200 jobs so far in New Jersey with around 800 more expected. It allows third parties to develop solar on unused land and roofs by leasing to PSE&G. Several brownfield sites have been converted including a landfill providing power for 1,500 homes. An extension is planned focused on municipalities by leasing land for solar and providing payments for 20 years. This would help budgets while the electricity powers the grid. An example project with Saint Peter's Healthcare System saves $1 million per year through solar and efficiency programs.
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NJ Future Forum 2012 Energizing Redevelopment Matos
1. NJF Redevelopment Forum
Al Matos
Vice President - Renewables and Energy Solutions,
PSE&G
March 9, 2012
Financial Managers
Learning Forum
PSE&G Kearny Landfill results. Farm 1
We turn expertise into
Solar
2. Solar 4 All™
Approved by NJBPU in 2009
80MW program :
Segment 1: on roofs and land
Segment 2: on utility poles
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3. PSE&G Solar Projects Create Good Jobs for NJ
~ 1200 jobs through Solar 4 All
and Solar Loan programs to
date
~About 800 more by the time
both programs are complete
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4. Solar 4 All Third Party Sites
Solar 4 All leases help third parties
unlock the value in unused land
and roofs
Several projects in service: Matrix
Development Group; Rider
University; Newark Public Schools
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5. Turning Landfills and
Brownfields Green
One landfill and three brownfield
solar farms in service = 9.5MW will
power ~1500 average size homes
Additional brownfield site in Trenton, NJ
development in Hackensack
Linden, NJ
NJMC 1A
Landfill
Kearny, NJ
Edison, NJ
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6. How Solar 4 All Could Help Municipalities
PSE&G plans to seek authorization from the New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities (BPU) for an extension to our existing Solar 4 All program
The extension will have several new parts including a 65 MW segment NJ
Trenton,
focused on municipal, county and state government entities (including
authorities such as Improvement Authorities.
Benefit to the Municipality/Government Entity
PSE&G will make lease payments to the municipality/government entity for 20
years based on market rates.
Each of these solar projects will be “grid connected” in that electricity
generated by each solar project will flow directly to the power grid.
This eliminates the constraint on a projects size that can occur with a “net-
metered” project.
By entering into a solar lease agreement with PSE&G, municipalities and other
government entities can provide another revenue stream to help tight budgets.
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7. Success Story: Saint Peter’s Healthcare System
Saint Peter’s 2.1MW
combined solar system is
largest at a NJ hospital
Project is financed in part by
the PSE&G Solar Loan
Program
Saint Peter’s also
participated in our Hospital
Efficiency Program.
Total PSE&G investment
through solar and EE
programs was ~ $10MM
Saint Peter’s will save $1MM/
year in energy costs x next
25 years
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Through Solar 4 All, which includes the first pole-attached solar panel initiative in the world, PSE&G is in the process of owning and operating 80 megawatts-dc of solar capacity in New Jersey by 2012. This capacity consists of solar farms on PSE&G owned properties and on sites owned by others including installations in Urban Enterprise Zones (UEZs) and well as smart solar units on utility poles. All installed solar capacity is tied into PSE&G’s electric distribution network providing universal access to solar energy to all PSE&G electric customers. The $515 million Solar 4 All investment program is in the creative use of assets PSE&G already owns and the leveraging of its existing relationships to find the space needed to install hundreds of thousands of solar panels.
PSE&G solar projects have proven to be a job engines for New Jersey. Estimates put the number of direct jobs already created by the Solar 4 All and Solar Loan projects in New Jersey at almost 1200 and by the time the two initiatives wrap up, we expect to create more than 2000 total jobs related to solar construction and maintenance. From solar installer to financial analyst and from electrician to office worker, the PSE&G solar projects have helped generate a wide range of jobs in a number of disciplines. Another goal is to spur economic development in the state. PSE&G helps to meet this objectives by utilizing New Jersey businesses whenever possible to help accomplish our solar goals. The Solar 4 All program has spent more than $277 million with 13 primary vendors and numerous subcontractors in New Jersey. These firms have helped build the more than 58 megawatts of Solar 4 All capacity that is now in service along the way they created good jobs for many state residents while also making New Jersey a national center for renewable energy.
This past September, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System in New Brunswick, NJ announced that they will build a combined 2.1 megawatt solar system at various sites in-and-around New Brunswick. The solar project, which is the largest by a New Jersey hospital to date, is being financed in part by the PSE&G Solar Loan Program. The solar system is expected to save Saint Peter’s approximately $10 million in electricity costs over the next 25 years. The Saint Peter’s Healthcare System solar project follows $4.6 million in energy efficiency improvements that were implemented at Saint Peter’s Hospital through the PSE&G Hospital Efficiency Program. Following an extensive investment-grade audit at Saint Peter’s Hospital, a number of energy conservation measures were recommended, including major upgrades to the cooling plant including the cooling tower, chiller and building management systems, high efficiency motors and burners in the heating plant and energy efficient light controls. The measures will save the hospital more than $500,000 per year in energy costs. The PSE&G Hospital Energy Efficiency Program will pay for just about 70 percent of the upgrades, with Saint Peter’s Healthcare System repaying the remaining amount over 36 months from energy savings that are realized.