“Biggest U.S. solar system” planned for Summit
Schering-Plough is planning a 1.7-megawatt solar system for its campus in Summit — the biggest rooftop solar installation in the country, the company installing it said today.
The company, PPL Renewable Energy of Allentown, Pa., plans to design, build, own and operate the system, which will be spread out over eight rooftops. Schering-Plough is apparently using solar power to advance its goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions 5 percent by 2012. According to PPL:
The system will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 1.3 million pounds each year, equivalent to conserving 65,900 gallons of gasoline.
The system is scheduled to be up and running by the end of this year.
As of March 31, more than 2,947 residential, commercial, public and nonprofit entities had installed a solar electric system, according to the New Jersey Office of Clean Energy.
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