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Solar Power System Provides Clean Energy and Green Jobs
Solar Provides Clean Energy Within 9 months of initial concept discussions with the city, WESTON had installed the solar power system. The city’s motors building, the Wilson Avenue Garage, was selected for the solar project. The garage, under a new 20-year lease, is used to repair city vehicles, including police cars, garbage trucks, and fire trucks. In prior years, annual energy use was approximately 290,000 kilowatt-hours, a figure forecasted to increase because of a recently completed addition. The 185-kilowatt solar power system, equipped with 806 photovoltaic panels, saves the city money and reduces greenhouse gas emissions:
Public-Private Partnerships Allow for Cost-Effective Green Solutions
The city bore no costs associated with the purchase, installation, and maintenance of the system, and purchasing the power generated provides the city with a secure, cost-effective source of green energy. WESTON secured financing for the panels, owns the power generated, and receives the resulting tax credits. Green Jobs
Benefits for the City of Newark The city has and continues to gain numerous benefits from the installation of the solar power system:
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The
City of Newark, NJ, asked Weston Solutions, Inc. (WESTON®)
for help in implementing a solar energy project that would increase
use of renewable energy, energy security, and the number of green
jobs—without requiring the city to provide project funding.
With no capital outlay, the city receives clean renewable energy
at a lower cost than from its regular power supplier, reducing
its energy costs and carbon footprint.
The project was financially feasible because
of various solar power tax credits available to private companies,
but not to municipalities. Therefore, WESTON owns and operates
the panels, and under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), sells
the power to the building owner, who in turn resells it at the
same price to the city.
WESTON
partnered with a Newark design and contracting firm to conduct
both classroom and on-the-job training for Newark residents to
work on this and future solar initiatives. Several Newark residents
received training in solar panel installation, with most gaining
certificates in the field. Others were hired by the design and
contracting firm and received on-the-job training.
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