Solar PV Implementing Solar Farms on Landfills and

Solar PV Implementing Solar Farms on Landfills and Brownfields

New Jersey Policy New Jersey Energy Master Plan (http: //nj. gov/emp/) Supports solar renewable energy to help reduce peak demands Brownfields and landfills are ideal candidates

Wallisch Property

Board of Education

Landfill

Upper Greenwood Lake School

Project Details Municipality to Install, own and operate solar farm Solar Farm to be grid connected Solar farm generation to be sold into wholesale market and revenues credited back to municipality/BOE Revenue from sale of SREC’s Tax credits normally sold to offset cost by investor

Site Selection Landfills- closed and capped Settled Solid waste site Level and minimally shaded area with southern exposure Approx. 4 -6 acres per MW Nearby access to utility interconnection Environmental approvals/concerns Run preliminary project economics for viability

Approvals Application to and certification of site by Board of Public Utilities Permit Readiness Checklist – NJDEP Office of Permit Coordination and Environmental Review Landfill Disruption Approval - N. J. A. C. 7: 26 -2 A. 8(j) Landfill Closure Plan Minor Modification to a Solid Waste Facility Permit Site Remediation Program Process (Building on Landfills – N. J. A. C. 7: 26 C & E) * Source: Tamara Linde VP Regulatory – PSEG March 21, 2014

Approvals Construction (Closure activities, Soil Erosion Sediment Control, and installation of solar panels, etc. ) Post–Closure Submissions Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approvals (Township & County) Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Construction Permits

Final Steps Selection of an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contractor and appropriate EPC contracts Oversight of solar installation Commissioning SREC registration approval Sale of output to utility Responsible for all construction/permitting

Energy Savings Improvement Program (ESIP) • Source NJ BPU Mike Thulen presentation at NJ state league of municipalities 2016