Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Green Buildings — June 22 - July 12, 2012 — 21A
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G REEN B UILDINGS
PPER FREEHOLD, NJ — Solis Partners has completed the 243-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system at Riephoff Sawmill Solis Partners completes first business solar PV installation in Upper Freehold, New Jersey U
is especially important in a state that has some of the nation’s highest electricity rates. The ability to produce clean, renewable energy is also very important to Riephoff as an organiza- tion reliant on the natural environment for rawmateri- als.” The 15,000 s/f mill, which includes a 56-inch circu- lar saw and a 20 ft. frick carriage, a device used to pass large pieces of lumber through the saw, as well as the pumps needed for aqua- farming, requires a lot of electricity. The solar PV sys-
tem offsets approximately 100 percent of Riephoff ’s electricity consumption, which equates to approxi- mately $36,000 in annual savings. Built with 1,036 solar PV panels, the solar system will produce approximately 300,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in the first year of operation. This equates to the reduction of more than 456,000 pounds of CO2 emis- sions, which is the equiva- lent of offsetting the power demand of 26 residential homes or removing 40 cars from the road each year. ■
installation of a 243-kilo- watt solar photovoltaic (PV) system at Riephoff Saw- mill. Located in Monmouth County. The system was designed, engineered and constructed by Solis Partners and com- prises of two ground-mount- ed systems, a 165-kilowatt array that generates power for the sawmill and a 78- kilowatt array that gener- ates power for additional facilities on the property, which include a barn for live- stock and an aquafarm. “We are thrilled to an- nounce the completion of this innovative project,” said Jamie Hahn, co-founder and managing director of Solis Partners. “This project al- lows Riephoff to lower its operating costs and acts as a hedge against the rising costs of electricity, which WEST DEPTFORD, NJ - Hutchinson Mechanical Services and the Gloucester County Chamber of Com- merce recently hosted a “Gloucester County Energy Mixer” for local businesses at Riverwinds Restaurant in West Deptford. The event featured a panel of experts who discussed the economy, energy and incentives. Joel Naroff, Ph.D. nationally recognized president and founder of Naroff Economic Advisors, provided an up- date on the state of the economy and what to expect; Gary Finger, ombudsman, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, covered energy initiatives including Direct Install from New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program which pays up to 70 percent of the cost of energy efficien- cy upgrades for businesses and local governments; and Ed Hutchinson, president, Hutchinson Mechanical Services, a participating Direct Install contractor in Gloucester, Burlington, Camden, Ocean and Mon- mouth Counties, covered ways businesses can save money through energy ef- ficient upgrades. ■ Hutchinson sponsors Energy Mixer
Riephoff Sawmill Aerial
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