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Nexus Parking Systems proudly presents our New Solar Panel Array at the Clinton Commons and Station Plaza Park & Ride Garages in Trenton, New Jersey. We have been up and running now since September 10, 2008. Nexus is constantly looking for ways to utilize current green technologies to minimize our carbon footprint on the environment and this was a big step toward achieving our Going Green goals.
On November 21, 2007 Nexus Properties received approval from the BPU, office of Clean Energy to move forward with the installation of a 200.6/kw (each) solar project. These solar fields have now been installed on the rooftops of the Clinton Commons and Station Plaza Park & Ride parking decks which flank the Newly Renovated NJ TRANSIT Trenton Train Station. The field array consists of 662 individual solar panels on each deck, attached to a structural steel canopy above the parking areas. With this design we were able to keep all existing parking without the need to eliminate spaces.
The output of the operational solar field is anticipated to reduce the electric consumption on an annual basis by 467,500/kwh combined and on many days will be returning power to the PSE&G grid.
As part of Nexus Properties foresight, we have included several docking stations under the solar grid for electric vehicles. This will allow patrons that utilize this form of renewable energy to have their vehicles recharged by the power of the sun while they take mass transit to and from their place of work. Currently there is no charge for this service and we invite anyone who may be interested to take advantage of the FREE power of the Sun.
Both projects were awarded to Premier Power of California with a satellite office in New Jersey. Premier has many years of experience in completing similar projects. The project utilizes solar panels manufactured by “Sunpower” the industry leader in this technology.
Nexus is currently in the process to install a similar solar panel array at the NJ TRANSIT Hamilton Train Station on the NEWLY constructed parking deck that opened in December of 2006. This project is expected to be completed by the end of Summer 2009. We also have a goal to install a solar panel array at the NJ TRANSIT Metropark Station in the near future.
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