Oct 27 2010
Mercury Solar Systems, a solar integrating company, associated with Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and installed 1.2 MW solar systems on two public schools located in Newark, NJ. The project, which includes solar installation over a rooftop and a carport, is initiated under the five school solar pilot program of Newark Public Schools Facilities Management Office and PSE&G's Solar 4 All program.
Mercury Solar first completed the installation of a 2,310 solar panel rooftop system to generate 646 kW power over the rooftop of Barringer High School. The company has installed a 519 kW solar system comprising 1,704 solar panels over the rooftop and carport of Park Elementary School. The total1.2 MW clean power generated by the solar systems can meet the electric power requirements of 200 average sized houses.
Frank Alfano, CEO of Mercury Solar Systems, said that his company is devoted to aid the state of New Jersey to move into adopting solar power. He praised the renewable energy initiatives of the Newark Public Schools and Public Service Electric and Gas Company, which will create considerable awareness about solar usage to the school children and the people living in the vicinity.
Al Matos, PSE&G’s Renewable Energy Solutions Vice President, and Rodney L. Williams, Newark Public Schools, Facilities Manager, praised the efforts of Mercury Solar Systems in installing the systems. Al Matos commented that the completion of the 1.2 MW installation at the Newark Public Schools solar project brings the 80 MW target under Solar 4 All program a little closer.