Two New Jersey schools have turned to the sun, large-scale solar power systems, to help control energy costs and pollution.
Vanguard Energy Partners of Branchburg announced it has completed the installation of solar arrays on roofs at Pitman High School in Gloucester County and Gill St. Bernards, a private school in Somerset County.
"We are so excited about our solar project and how it is working," said Pitman Superintendent Thomas Schulte, describing the high school as "going green" in a statement released by the company.
"While we're capturing the energy of the sun and converting it into electricity, were reducing our reliance on fossil fuel, lowering greenhouse gases and saving taxpayer money," he said.
According to information released by the company, the 310-kilowatt system will provide almost 40 percent of the energy needed to power the school, about 350,000 kilowatt hours per year. Consisting of 1,284 photovoltaic modules, the system will avoid 553,646 pounds of carbon emissions annually, comparable to taking 48 cars off the roads.
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