Saint Peter's Healthcare System Solar Installation Program

Green Technology Benefits an Entire Community

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Economic benefits include tax breaks and considerable savings from a reduction in energy usage that is projected to save the Healthcare System $10 million over the next 25 years.

We successfully gained planning board approvals with only one hearing each in New Brunswick and Franklin.

The 2.2-megawatt solar farm is solely owned by Saint Peter’s Healthcare System--maximizing energy savings.

To overcome possible utility issues, we provided subsurface investigations to map all underground utilities at each site.

Saint Peter's Healthcare System has the option to sell energy back to the grid on low usage days, benefitting the community with this green technology in a dense urban environment.

To make the best use of Saint Peter's Healthcare System's existing infrastructure, we provided engineering services for a solar panel installation program on buildings, parking lots, and parking decks. This renewable energy source will help offset the Healthcare System's reliance on traditional utilities and power multiple system facilities in New Brunswick and Franklin, New Jersey.

2.2

MW solar farm

$10 million

saved over the next 25 years

Our biggest challenge was overcoming the tight timeline and performance benchmarks set by funding sources. In just over a year, we moved the project through design, approval, permitting, construction, and final sign-off. We also coordinated the design of the structures amid a dense urban network of subsurface utilities.

Owner/Client

Saint Peter's Healthcare System

Cost

$9.1 million

Services

Engineering

Markets

Energy
Health and Wellness

Regions

Northeast