Public service electric and gas new jersey s largest utility said it would unveil a five year one of a kind plan on tuesday to install solar panels on 200 000 utility poles in its service.
New jersey utility pole solar panels.
40mw pole mounted solar installation contract central and southern new jersey november 2009 may 2013.
To some new jersey residents the thousands of solar panels being installed on utility poles are an eyesore to others they re evidence of the state s commitment to green energy.
The solar 4 all project intends to increase the capacity for renewable energy in new jersey by 120 mw and is expected to be completed in 2013.
Our team installed 180 000 solar panels on 180 000 unique utility poles throughout our host utility s network.
And not every.
Solar panels attached to new jersey s electric poles courtesy of juan arredondo for the new york times i had to laugh the other day as i read the front page article in the new york times on how the solar panels now attached to new jersey s electric poles were such an eye sore.
In 2009 public service enterprise group the largest utility company in new jersey announced plans to install solar panels on 200 000 utility poles in its service area the largest such project in the world.