NJR Clean Energy Ventures and CertainTeed Corporation Announce New Rooftop Solar Project [USA, NJ]
BUSINESSWIRE - WALL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR), today announced an agreement with CertainTeed Corporation, North America’s leading manufacturer of building products, to lease space atop its fiberglass insulation distribution facility in Berlin, New Jersey, for a rooftop solar system. Developed with United Solar’s technical expertise, the system will use thin-film laminates to generate 870 kilowatts of clean, renewable energy and help reduce the building’s carbon footprint. United Solar is a leading global manufacturer of UNI-SOLAR® brand light-weight, flexible, thin-film, low impact and low profile solar panels.
“Through innovative solar projects like our partnership with CertainTeed, we are helping to make renewable energy a viable choice for New Jersey’s commercial and industrial businesses and build up the renewable energy marketplace in our state,” said Laurence M. Downes, chairman and CEO of NJR. “We will continue to look for profitable opportunities in the solar and renewable energy markets that will help customers save money, advance the state’s renewable energy goals and grow the business.”
