CEP Renewables, NJR Clean Energy Ventures and CS Energy have completed the 19-MWDC Foul Rift solar project in White Township of Warren County, New Jersey. The project was built on a brownfield, an environmentally impaired site, that had been the home to a composting facility for nearly 30 years.
The 19-MW Foul Rift solar project in Warren County, New Jersey. CEP Renewables
Prior to the facility closing, it received many violations from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Through development, CEP successfully redeveloped the site – providing reliable clean energy, pollinator habitats and greater tax revenue for the local community.
“This project demonstrates both New Jersey’s strong policy support for brownfield and landfill solar projects, and showcases that these sites are well-suited to solar installations,” said Chris Ichter, executive VP at CEP. “We were able to draw upon our prior experience on similarly challenging sites to develop an effective public-private partnership with both the owners of the property and White Township that will positively impact generations to come.”
NJBPU approved the project and it will be interconnected to the electric distribution system of JCP&L. Not only has the Foul Rift project turned an environmentally hazardous site into a revenue generating asset, it has also contributed to New Jersey maintaining its ranking as the state with the most installed solar capacity per-square-mile.
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