Solar on water the borough already had
The Borough of Sayreville's plant uses a man-made reservoir. Instead of using land for solar, the borough put the array on the water.
Town or authority Sayreville, NJ
A 4,400 kW floating solar array on the Borough of Sayreville's reservoir
The largest floating solar array in the United States, as of December 2020. It has 12,762 panels on more than 15 acres of the borough's reservoir.
- Size
- 4,400 kW
- Panels
- 12,762
- System
- Floating
- Water
- 15+ acres
- Completed
- Fall 2018
- Contract
- PPA
- Location
- Sayreville, NJ
Why the water was the better site
- Lower costs for the plant
- Water nobody was using, instead of land
- Less algae growth in the reservoir
- The borough's land stays free for future expansion
The contract: a power purchase agreement (PPA)
The Borough of Sayreville's array runs under a power purchase agreement. SRE sets up each project one of three ways: owning it outright, a power service agreement or a power purchase agreement. Each is built around the client's tax position.
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