New Jersey School District Enters the Net-Zero Revolution
Montville Township Public Schools in New Jersey is joining the net-zero revolution by installing solar modules on six schools in Morris County. Set to save almost $1 million in energy costs over the next 15 years, the SolarEdge DC-optimized systems are forecast to generate 1.84 MW of solar energy annually and will reduce carbon emissions by the equivalent of 1,500 tons of coal burned or 171 homes’ electricity use per year.
SolarEdge was chosen by developer and installer, Solar Landscape, for its ability to maximize energy production by overcoming design challenges that are common when installing solar arrays on school buildings. The roofs on older buildings in particular often have multiple orientations or obstructions such as skylights that restrict module placement and reduce energy production. In a traditional, non-optimized solar solution, module placement is limited by the need for equal string lengths, as well as maintaining the same azimuth and tilt of each module. In the SolarEdge system, no such restrictions apply, allowing the layout of the modules to adapt optimally to the roof shape and design to generate more power. This enabled Solar Landscape to increase the amount of usable roof space on two of the school buildings by almost 50%.