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Frenchtown Solar

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Country
  
United States

Commission date
  
2011, 2012, 2013

Nameplate capacity
  
20.6 MW

Construction began
  
2011

Status
  
Operational

Type
  
Flat-panel PV

Site area
  
45 ha

Units operational
  
68500

Location
  
Kingwood Township, New Jersey

Frenchtown Solar is a group of three photvoltaic arrays, or solar farms, in Kingwood Township, about 3 miles east of namesake Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Two arrays are located just outside the village of Baptistown on New Jersey Route 12 The third and largest is to the south, off County Route 519.

The power station was developed in conjunction with Con Ed Development. It interconnects to Jersey Central Power and Light, which in turn in is part of the PJM Interconnection. Flemington Solar is a similar project located in adjacent Raritan Township.

References

Frenchtown Solar Wikipedia