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Solar PV Implementing Solar Farms on Landfills and Brownfields. New Jersey Policy. New Jersey Energy Master Plan (http://nj.gov/emp/) Supports solar renewable energy to help reduce peak demands Brownfields and landfills are ideal candidates. Wallisch Property. Board of Education.
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Solar PV Implementing Solar Farms on Landfills and Brownfields
New Jersey Policy • New Jersey Energy Master Plan (http://nj.gov/emp/) • Supports solar renewable energy to help reduce peak demands • Brownfields and landfills are ideal candidates
Project Details • Municipality to Install, own and operate solar farm • Solar Farm to be grid connected • Solar farm generation to be sold into wholesale market and revenues credited back to municipality/BOE • Revenue from sale of SREC’s • Tax credits normally sold to offset cost by investor
Site Selection • Landfills- closed and capped • Settled Solid waste site • Level and minimally shaded area with southern exposure • Approx. 4-6 acres per MW • Nearby access to utility interconnection • Environmental approvals/concerns • Run preliminary project economics for viability
Approvals • Application to and certification of site by Board of Public Utilities • Permit Readiness Checklist – NJDEP Office of Permit Coordination and Environmental Review • Landfill Disruption Approval - N.J.A.C. 7:26-2A.8(j) • Landfill Closure Plan Minor Modification to a Solid Waste Facility Permit • Site Remediation Program Process (Building on Landfills – N.J.A.C. 7:26C & E) • * Source: Tamara Linde VP Regulatory – PSEG March 21, 2014
Approvals • Construction (Closure activities, Soil Erosion Sediment Control, and installation of solar panels, etc.) • Post–Closure Submissions • Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approvals (Township & County) • Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Construction Permits
Final Steps • Selection of an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor and appropriate EPC contracts • Oversight of solar installation • Commissioning • SREC registration approval • Sale of output to utility • Responsible for all construction/permitting
Energy Savings Improvement Program (ESIP) Source NJ BPU Mike Thulen presentation at NJ state league of municipalities 2016