Country United States Type Flat-panel PV Site area 40 ha Units operational 71000 | Status Operational Nameplate capacity 20 MW Construction began 2010 Commission date 2011 | |
Owners Panda Power Funds, Consolidated Edison | ||
The Pilesgrove Solar Farm is a 20-megawatt (MW, 26,800 hp) solar photovoltaic power plant, located in Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey. The farm contains 71,000 ground-mounted solar panels and at the time of its construction was one of the largest solar farms in the northeast United States.
The solar farm is being developed by Dallas based Panda Power Funds and Valhalla, New York based Con Edison Development. In addition to the sale of electrical power, the companies are expected to generate an additional $11 million to $12 million per year in renewable energy certificates.
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