Rutgers Livingston Solar Panels

Mfs provided professional engineering services for the rutgers university livingston campus solar carport canopy system in piscataway new jersey.

Rutgers livingston solar panels.

The campus was originally built to house livingston college the majority of its land is the rutgers ecological preserve most of the campus is within the boundaries of piscataway but parts. Mccormick of rutgers the state university of new jersey today joined commissioners of the new jersey board of public utilities bpu and other university officials to break ground for the construction of a seven acre solar energy facility the largest system on a single campus in the united states. Visitors without rutgers hang tags may park in the green or yellow lot. The 32 acre solar canopy provides 8 8 megawatts of power which translates to about 1 2 million in electricity.

Energy and sustainability data consumption production fiscal year 2018 solar panels rutgers university is proud to have established the largest solar canopy in the nation. President richard l. The center for energy economic and environmental policy ceeep at the bloustein school and the rutgers energy institute will be presenting a talk the future of solar energy. A mit study on friday november 6 at the gov.

Sundurance energy was awarded the entire design build of the project and chose mfs as the lead engineer for the design of the carport installation and construction design administration for the. Both the green and yellow lots are on the other side of the rutgers athletic center under the solar panels. After parking in the green or yellow lot you must walk back toward the rutgers athletic center the rac to access the business school building. The solar farm has also attracted scores of visitors including rutgers students faculty and staff interested in learning about photovoltaic systems and renewable energy once the solar canopy project is brought on line the two installations will be able to provide more than 60 percent of the power needs of the livingston campus.