RGS Energy Completes 500-kW Solar Power Install in NJ
Hudson Energy Solar, Smart Energy Capital and RGS Energy are pleased to announce the completed installation of a 500-kW solar PV system at the Eastman Companies’ Eisenhower Corporate Campus in Livingston, N.J. To showcase Eastman Companies’ commitment to the environment, 68 kW of the total system was installed on a prominent hillside near the Eisenhower Corporate Campus making at least part of the installation highly visible.
Commissioned in July 2012, the project was funded by a power purchase agreement (PPA) through Smart Energy Capital. Design and installation was led by RGS Energy, the commercial and utility division of Real Goods Solar. Hudson Energy Solar, which specializes in providing commercial and residential customers with renewable energy solutions, will own and operate the system.
Eastman Companies, an Energy Star partner and U.S. green building council member, and its partner in this office campus, Long Wharf Real Estate Partners LLC, took this strategic location and added a host of important amenities and sustainable practices that are vital to a productive business environment. Eisenhower Corporate Campus, an award-winning facility and home to Eisenhower Conference Center, is very excited to have the “switch flipped” for this solar PV system.
“The Eastman commitment to solar power will help to significantly lower CO2 emissions over the course of 25 years, which is equivalent to planting over 10,000 trees, and reducing the consumption of 47,813 gallons of gasoline each year,” said Abe Grohman, Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Energy Solar.
“As an Energy Star partner and a U.S. green building council member, this solar installation is the latest improvement undertaken by Eastman Companies as part of its ongoing commitment to going green,” said Peter E. Schofel, President of Eastman Companies. “Eighty percent of our improvements have been installed following LEED guidelines, and this complex is a LEED candidate.”
“By going solar with a commercial PPA, Eastman Companies is able to control its operating costs while investing in its future,” explained Jeffrey Schmidt, President of RGS Energy. “This type of financing is making it possible for more organizations to follow the lead of Eastman and reduce their carbon footprint.”
According to Rob Krugel, Managing Partner at Smart Energy Capital, a leading solar developer and financier, “this installation showcases the successful collaboration between RGS Energy, Smart Energy Capital and Hudson Energy Solar. By combining Hudson’s financing, RGS Energy’s engineering, design and construction, and our development expertise under a single umbrella, we were able to deliver a complete solution to the Eastman Companies for this project.”
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