BEDMINSTER, N.J., Dec. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- KDC Solar LLC has
commenced commercial operations of its 6.31-megawatt (MW) solar
panel system located at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey. The system will
provide electricity to CentraState's Medical Center which serves
over 14,000 inpatients and over 250,000 outpatient visits a
year.
The solar panel project is the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar
system supplying solar energy to any hospital in the state of
New Jersey. The project is
also one of the largest solar distributed generation facility for a
non-utility company providing electricity to any hospital on the
east coast of the United
States.
The new system will generate approximately 8.1 million kilowatt
hours of solar electricity per year. It will provide
CentraState with some of its annual electricity needs from clean,
renewable solar energy and substantially help reduce its carbon
footprint. This is the equivalent of approximately 768 homes
being supplied with all their electricity for a year. KDC
Solar developed, owns and will operate the solar panel system.
A ribbon cutting ceremony marking the commencement of commercial
operations was held at the solar project site on December 17. Among the dignitaries in
attendance were BPU Commissioner Upendra
Chivukula, Assemblyman Wayne
DeAngelo, Chairman of the New Jersey State Assembly
Telecommunications and Utility Committee, Monmouth County
Freeholder John Curley and Freehold Township Committeewoman
Barbara McMorrow as well as a
representative from Senator Jen
Beck's office.
"CentraState is proud to have the largest solar facility of any
hospital in New Jersey and receive
the energy production from this on-site system," said John Gribbin, president/CEO of CentraState
Healthcare System. "Having a clean renewable energy solution
evidences our commitment not only to the delivery of world class
medical treatment but also to our environment by reducing
greenhouse gas emissions as well as our electric costs. We
are pleased to have collaborated with KDC Solar to establish this
important long term resource."
"We are delighted to have worked with CentraState to bring this
concept to reality. This system is the largest PV solar
facility at any hospital in the state of New Jersey and will supply clean, lower cost,
long-term solar energy to CentraState for years to come," said
Hal Kamine, KDC Solar's Chief
Executive Officer. "This project is another example of a
successful "net-metered" clean solar electric system for business,
government and institutions, which in turn create or preserve both
short and long-term jobs for the state."
KDC Solar signed an engineering and construction contract for
the installation of the solar project with Torcon Industries.
Torcon, a Red Bank, New Jersey
based general construction contracting company with almost 50 years
of experience, was the prime contractor for this project and SPI
Solar, a California-based
contracting company provided construction oversight for KDC
Solar. The solar panel system uses 21,408 PV panels, 3 Eaton
Power Xpert 1500 kilowatt (kW) inverters, 1 Advanced Energy
Industries 500 kilowatt (kW) inverters and is ground-mounted across
26.2 acres of land leased by CentraState to a subsidiary of KDC
Solar.
KDC Solar LLC
KDC Solar is supported by an allocation of $225 million in equity from Diamond Castle
Holdings, a New York-based private
equity fund with more than $1.8
billion of committed capital under management.
Headquartered in Bedminster, N.J.,
KDC Solar is committed to using clean solar energy to provide
economic stimulus and jobs in New
Jersey through long term discounted electric rates. It
currently operates over 50 megawatts of "behind the meter" solar
facilities at 11 different locations and is constructing and
permitting 85 megawatt of "net metered" solar projects. For
more information, visit www.kdcsolar.com.
KDC Solar LLC:
Alan M. Epstein
Phone: (908) 212-3621
Email: alan.epstein@kdcsolar.com
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