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    Altus Power Constructing 10.5-MW Solar for New Jersey Warehouse Complex

    Dec. 19, 2024
    Altus Power will construct the solar arrays on three logistic buildings within the Arsenal Trade Center development in Sayreville. The overall industrial park layout covers more than 1.1 million square feet.
    Image of solar panels on roof of warehouse. Credit ID 346787878 © Artinun Prekmoung | Dreamstime.com
    Image of solar panels on roof of warehouse. Credit ID 346787878 © Artinun Prekmoung | Dreamstime.com

    Three new and massive industrial park warehouses in New Jersey are going to generate 10.5 MW in on-site community solar in the near future through a new agreement with renewable energy developer Altus Power.

    Altus Power will construct the solar arrays on three logistic buildings within the Arsenal Trade Center development in Sayreville. The overall industrial park layout covers more than 1.1 million square feet and is being developed by Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and CBRE Investment Management.

    Upon completion, the benefits of the clean electric power generated from the solar array will be made available to CBRE IM tenants and local New Jersey residents through the Altus Power Community Solar program, part of the New Jersey Community Solar Energy Program. The clean electric power is expected to benefit up to 1,800 households.

    “CBRE IM and TCC’s intent in developing Arsenal Trade Center was to meet the demand for modern logistics space while providing valuable economic development to the area,” said Jesse Harty, Head of Logistics for Americas Direct Real Estate at CBRE IM, in a statement. “We also understand that users that want to occupy these next-generation assets are more likely to demand access to lower-cost, renewable energy to support their business operations.”

    Community solar offers a nearby and affordable subscription alternative to local electricity consumers who want to support clean energy within their region. It is less expensive upfront than residential rooftop solar, and considered more direct than larger utility-scale renewable projects.

    The Arsenal Trade Center project also is developing energy efficiency technologies to reduce carbon emissions. The U.S. Green Building Council earlier this year awarded the project its LEED BD+C Gold certification for warehouses and distribution centers. LEED is the acronym for the Green Building Council’s federally recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

    One of Arsenal Trade Center’s major tenants is JW Fulfillment Inc., which is leasing a 342,000-square-foot warehouse at the complex.

     

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    Rod Walton, EnergyTech Managing Editor | Senior Editor

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    Rod Walton has spent 15 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist. He formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    Walton earned his Bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma. His career stops include the Moore American, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, Wagoner Tribune and Tulsa World. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids. The C&I sectors together account for close to 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

    He was named Managing Editor for Microgrid Knowledge and EnergyTech starting July 1, 2023

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.

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