Solar storage project at Pennington, New Jersey Department of Public Works placed into service

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) recently announced that it placed into service a solar storage project at the Borough of Pennington, New Jersey Department of Public Works (DPW) building to enable DPW services to continue even during an extended power outage.

The Pennington DPW solar storage system includes a 1,188-panel, 404-kilowatt-dc solar system and 574 kilowatt-hour Tesla Energy lithium-ion batteries. The Pennington DPW building houses a garage for vehicle storage and maintenance, administrative offices and fuel pumps for borough-owned vehicles.

“We found it very easy to work with PSE&G in this effort, and in the long run, the installation of the solar panels will benefit both Pennington Borough and PSE&G,” Pennington Mayor Anthony Persichilli said.

Advanced Solar Products of Flemington, New Jersey was the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the Pennington DPW project.

The project is one of four similar projects that are part of PSE&G’s Solar 4 All program.

“All four of our solar storage projects serve a number of roles,” Courtney McCormick, vice president of renewables and energy solutions at PSE&G, said. “First, they are providing critical resiliency to important infrastructure around the state. But they also deliver clean solar energy to our electric customers and also help demonstrate just how useful solar storage technology can be in New Jersey.”