New Jersey is cementing its role as a leader in solar energy the Solar Energy
leader in solar energy the Solar Energy
leader in solar energy the Solar Energy Industries Association reports that in
Industries Association reports that in
Industries Association reports that in the United States New Jersey is second
the United States New Jersey is second
the United States New Jersey is second only to California in installed solar
only to California in installed solar
only to California in installed solar electric capacity but densely populated
electric capacity but densely populated
electric capacity but densely populated states like New Jersey need to be
states like New Jersey need to be
states like New Jersey need to be creative in finding space for large
creative in finding space for large
creative in finding space for large arrays of solar panels we called solar
arrays of solar panels we called solar
arrays of solar panels we called solar farm to consist of a one megawatt solar
farm to consist of a one megawatt solar
farm to consist of a one megawatt solar plant it’s on a brownfield site p SE and
plant it’s on a brownfield site p SE and
plant it’s on a brownfield site p SE and g the local electric and gas utility is
g the local electric and gas utility is
g the local electric and gas utility is installing more than four thousand
installing more than four thousand
installing more than four thousand panels on six acres of unused land in
panels on six acres of unused land in
panels on six acres of unused land in Hackensack once the site of a gas plant
Hackensack once the site of a gas plant
Hackensack once the site of a gas plant and then gas storage facilities the
and then gas storage facilities the
and then gas storage facilities the ground was contaminated and labeled a
ground was contaminated and labeled a
ground was contaminated and labeled a brownfield we’ve taken this site that
brownfield we’ve taken this site that
brownfield we’ve taken this site that was non usable it was Tama nated it’s a
was non usable it was Tama nated it’s a
was non usable it was Tama nated it’s a passive use and it’s gonna produce power
passive use and it’s gonna produce power
passive use and it’s gonna produce power that could supply over 170 homes in the
that could supply over 170 homes in the
that could supply over 170 homes in the in the immediate area the Environmental
in the immediate area the Environmental
in the immediate area the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that nearly
Protection Agency estimates that nearly
Protection Agency estimates that nearly half a million brownfields dot the u.s.
half a million brownfields dot the u.s.
half a million brownfields dot the u.s. these former mining industrial or
these former mining industrial or
these former mining industrial or commercial properties tainted with
commercial properties tainted with
commercial properties tainted with petroleum metals or other pollutants
petroleum metals or other pollutants
petroleum metals or other pollutants become ice ores and cleaning them up for
become ice ores and cleaning them up for
become ice ores and cleaning them up for standard development is both expensive
standard development is both expensive
standard development is both expensive and time intensive the EPA has
and time intensive the EPA has
and time intensive the EPA has identified some 11,000 brownfields
identified some 11,000 brownfields
identified some 11,000 brownfields across the country as prime spots for
across the country as prime spots for
across the country as prime spots for renewable energy development I view
renewable energy development I view
renewable energy development I view brownfields as a tremendous opportunity
brownfields as a tremendous opportunity
brownfields as a tremendous opportunity and it is an opportunity because it is
and it is an opportunity because it is
and it is an opportunity because it is located near population centers and in
located near population centers and in
located near population centers and in urban downtown’s and rural downtown
urban downtown’s and rural downtown
urban downtown’s and rural downtown since most brownfields once held
since most brownfields once held
since most brownfields once held power-hungry industrial commercial or
power-hungry industrial commercial or
power-hungry industrial commercial or mining machinery they tend to have power
mining machinery they tend to have power
mining machinery they tend to have power lines and other infrastructure on-site
lines and other infrastructure on-site
lines and other infrastructure on-site or nearby making it cheaper to tie them
or nearby making it cheaper to tie them
or nearby making it cheaper to tie them into the grid one of the real benefits
into the grid one of the real benefits
into the grid one of the real benefits of siting a solar farm on a brownfield
of siting a solar farm on a brownfield
of siting a solar farm on a brownfield site is that you may not need to do
site is that you may not need to do
site is that you may not need to do cleanup or extensive cleanup and the
cleanup or extensive cleanup and the
cleanup or extensive cleanup and the reason is that you can put these
reason is that you can put these
reason is that you can put these techniques where you contain the
techniques where you contain the
techniques where you contain the contamination within the property
contamination within the property
contamination within the property despite such savings on the land itself
despite such savings on the land itself
despite such savings on the land itself solar forms are expensive PSEG is
solar forms are expensive PSEG is
solar forms are expensive PSEG is spending about a half billion dollars to
spending about a half billion dollars to
spending about a half billion dollars to install 80 megawatts of solar generation
install 80 megawatts of solar generation
install 80 megawatts of solar generation within the year the state’s electric
within the year the state’s electric
within the year the state’s electric ratepayers advocate is opposing a plan
ratepayers advocate is opposing a plan
ratepayers advocate is opposing a plan to more than double that expenditure we
to more than double that expenditure we
to more than double that expenditure we think there are tremendous environmental
think there are tremendous environmental
think there are tremendous environmental benefits and we support renewable energy
benefits and we support renewable energy
benefits and we support renewable energy generally the problem is that it’s very
generally the problem is that it’s very
generally the problem is that it’s very expensive so that’s why you have to
expensive so that’s why you have to
expensive so that’s why you have to manage it and you also have to make sure
manage it and you also have to make sure
manage it and you also have to make sure the industry doesn’t become completely
the industry doesn’t become completely
the industry doesn’t become completely dependent on repair subsidies at some
dependent on repair subsidies at some
dependent on repair subsidies at some point they’re going to have to learn to
point they’re going to have to learn to
point they’re going to have to learn to walk by themselves PSEG says it is cost
walk by themselves PSEG says it is cost
walk by themselves PSEG says it is cost customers only an average of 30 cents a
customers only an average of 30 cents a
customers only an average of 30 cents a month to rapidly boost clean energy
month to rapidly boost clean energy
month to rapidly boost clean energy generation while reclaiming brownfields
generation while reclaiming brownfields
generation while reclaiming brownfields and this closed New Jersey Meadowlands
and this closed New Jersey Meadowlands
and this closed New Jersey Meadowlands Commission landfilled
Commission landfilled
Commission landfilled this video was captured earlier in 2012
this video was captured earlier in 2012
this video was captured earlier in 2012 and while hurricane sandy in November
and while hurricane sandy in November
and while hurricane sandy in November brought major flooding and wind damage
brought major flooding and wind damage
brought major flooding and wind damage to nearby communities officials say the
to nearby communities officials say the
to nearby communities officials say the solar array here suffered no significant
solar array here suffered no significant
solar array here suffered no significant damage the Kearny landfill solar farm
damage the Kearny landfill solar farm
damage the Kearny landfill solar farm brings new meaning to the expression one
brings new meaning to the expression one
brings new meaning to the expression one man’s trash is another’s treasure if you
man’s trash is another’s treasure if you
man’s trash is another’s treasure if you look at this site here this is our first
look at this site here this is our first
look at this site here this is our first landfill that we did and in our and and
landfill that we did and in our and and
landfill that we did and in our and and it’s three megawatts in our new filing
it’s three megawatts in our new filing
it’s three megawatts in our new filing we’ve we want to do 90 megawatts of
we’ve we want to do 90 megawatts of
we’ve we want to do 90 megawatts of solar on landfills and brownfields so
solar on landfills and brownfields so
solar on landfills and brownfields so really it’s just another significant
really it’s just another significant
really it’s just another significant step and taking advantage of unused land
step and taking advantage of unused land
step and taking advantage of unused land as the cost of solar technology comes
as the cost of solar technology comes
as the cost of solar technology comes down and utilities work to meet state
down and utilities work to meet state
down and utilities work to meet state goals on renewable energy officials
goals on renewable energy officials
goals on renewable energy officials expect to see more brownfields become
expect to see more brownfields become
expect to see more brownfields become bright fields
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