Solar PV Grid Supply Installations of New Jersey, Edition 20230524 (Util_solar_supply)
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Clean Energy Program Solar Activity Report
- Publication_Date: 20230524
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Solar PV Grid Supply Installations of New Jersey, Edition 20230524 (Util_solar_supply)
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- Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
- Publisher: NJDEP
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The NJDEP may distribute GIS data in a variety of formats, such as the ESRI shapefile and/or various versions of the file geodatabase format. The data also may be available for viewing on various profiles of the NJ GeoWeb online mapping application.
- Online_Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis
- Online_Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
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The data contained within this layer represents information acquired from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program's Solar Activity Report (<http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/project-activity-reports/project-activity-reports>). The boundaries were calculated using a combination of 2015 ortho imagery and oblique aerial imagery using Pictometry.
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The purpose of this data is to identify the boundaries of Solar PV Grid Supply Installations in New Jersey. The data can be used by project managers, government entities and other stakeholders to understand the spatial extent of current photo voltaic installations and plan for future projects.
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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), established the New Jersey Clean Energy Program in 2003. This program promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy. The Solar Activity Report is provided by the Clean Energy Program which describes solar projects in the State.
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- Theme_Keyword: photo voltaic
- Theme_Keyword: grid supply
- Theme_Keyword: solar installations
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In most cases, a downloadable shapefile (.zip) version of this layer is also available. Information to download the shapefile can be found in the Distribution Section of this metadata record. This data layer is shown in the NJDEP's NJ-GeoWeb mapping application accessible through the Online Linkage: https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Data Distribution Agreement.
The data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions: NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain them in any manner or form and disclaims any duty or obligation to either maintain availability of or to update the data.
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (https://www.nj.gov/bpu/), Clean Energy Program Solar Actibity Report (<http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/project-activity-reports/project-activity-reports>)
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- Contact_Organization: NJDEP Bureau of Energy & Sustainability
- Contact_Person: Ryan Gergely
- Contact_Position: Research Scientist 3
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- Address_Type: physical
- City: Trenton
- State_or_Province: NJ
- Postal_Code: 08625
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 609-292-8848
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ryan.gergely@dep.nj.gov
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The dataset was checked to see if any null entries and/or irrelevant data were included in the downloaded dataset. The dataset was overlayed with NJDEP 2015 (natural) imagery to verify location accuracy.
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The dataset was checked to see if any null entries and/or irrelevant data were included in the downloaded dataset. The dataset was overlayed with NJDEP's 2015 Natural imagery to verify location accuracy.
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The specific data downloaded included only existing grid supply installations so columns pertaining to planned stations were removed due to null values.
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- Process_Date: 20160104
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- Contact_Organization: NJDEP Bureau of Energy & Sustainability
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- Address_Type: physical
- City: Trenton
- State_or_Province: NJ
- Postal_Code: 08625
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- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ryan.gergely@dep.nj.gov
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- Process_Date: 20170907
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Data was downloaded from New Jersey's Clean Energy Program containing latitude and longitude coordinates and project attributes.
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- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Solar Activity Reports
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, Clean Energy Program provided all of the data found in this GIS dataset.
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- Calendar_Date: 20170907
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- Originator: New Jersey's Clean Energy Program
- Publication_Date: 20170907
- Title: Solar Activity Reports
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- Publisher: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
- Publication_Place: Trenton, NJ
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<http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/project-activity-reports/project-activity-reports>
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- Entity_Type_Label: Util_solar_supply
- Entity_Type_Definition: Solar PV Grid Supply Installations in NJ
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- Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: COMPNAME (Alias: Customer)
- Attribute_Definition: The owner of the array.
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: CUSTOMER_TYPE
- Attribute_Definition: The type of customer that the installation location is serving.
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: SYSTEM_SIZE
- Attribute_Definition: The capacity of the array in kW
- Attribute_Definition_Source: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: YEAR (Alias:Completion Year)
- Attribute_Definition: The year of project installation
- Attribute_Definition_Source: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: SA_SUBSECTION
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: q
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Subsection q projects were approved during Energy Years 2014, 2015, 2016. Applications opened at the beginning of each energy year and there was a cap of 80 MW per year. The criteria required that projects must be grid supplied, under 10 MW, and the project must commence commercial operation within two years of the date of designation set by the BPU Board.
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: r
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Subsection r is for projects following Energy Year 2016. Projects under Subsection r are eligible if they are grid supplied, not on farmland and if the Board determines that (a) the SRECs forecasted to be produced by the facility do not have a detrimental impact on the SREC market or on the appropriate development of solar power in the State; (b) the approval of the designation of the proposed facility would not significantly impact the preservation of open space in this State; (c) the impact of the designation on electric rates and economic development is beneficial; and (d) there will be no impingement on the ability of an electric public utility to maintain its property and equipment in such a condition as to enable it to provide safe, adequate, and proper service to each of its customers. Commercial operation must commence within two years of the date of designation set by the Board.
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Subsection s projects were approved by the BPU Board for grid supplied projects located on land that has been actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use that is valued, assessed, and taxed pursuant to the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 which the Board has approved the facility's designation pursuant to subsection q. To date 8 projects totaling 54 MW have been installed.
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: t
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Subsection t is an ongoing application process where projects must be grid supplied and certified as being located on “a properly closed sanitary landfill”, a “brownfield” or an area of “historic fill” as defined in the Solar Act.
"Properly closed sanitary landfill” - a sanitary landfill facility, or a portion of a sanitary landfill facility, for which performance is complete with respect to all activities associated with the design, installation, purchase, or construction of all measures, structures, or equipment required by the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to law, in order to prevent, minimize, or monitor pollution or health hazards resulting from a sanitary landfill facility subsequent to the termination of operations at any portion thereof, including but not necessarily limited to, the placement of earthen or vegetative cover, and the installation of methane gas vents or monitors and leachate monitoring wells or collection systems at the site of any sanitary landfill facility.
“Brownfield” - Any former or current commercial or industrial site that is currently vacant or underutilized and on which there has been, or there is suspected to have been, a discharge of a contaminant.
“Historic fill” - means generally large volumes of non-indigenous material, no matter what date they were emplaced on the site, used to raise the topographic elevation of a site, which were contaminated prior to emplacement and are in no way connected with the operations at the location of emplacement and which include, but are not limited to, construction debris, dredge spoils, incinerator residue, demolition debris, fly ash, and non-hazardous solid waste. "Historic fill" shall not include any material which is substantially chromate chemical production waste or any other chemical production waste or waste from processing of metal or mineral ores, residues, slags, or tailings.
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- Attribute_Label: ACREAGE (Alias: Coverage Area (acres))
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- Attribute_Definition_Source: New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: ACCOUNT_NUMBER
- Attribute_Definition: The account number of the installation location.
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: ADDRESS
- Attribute_Definition: The street address of the installation location.
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- Attribute_Label: CITY
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- Attribute_Label: STATE
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- Attribute_Label: EDC (Alias: Electric Distribution Company)
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique entry
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- Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
- Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the station's address.
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- Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
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The purpose of this data is to identify the boundaries of Solar PV Grid Supply Installations in New Jersey. The data can be used by project managers, government entities and other stakeholders to understand the spatial extent of current photovoltaic installations and plan for future projects.
The data contained within this layer represents information acquired from the New Jersey Clean Energy Program's Solar Activity Report (<http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/project-activity-reports/project-activity-reports>). The boundaries were calculated using a combination of 2015 ortho imagery and oblique aerial imergery using Pictometry.
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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (https://www.nj.gov/bpu/), Clean Energy Program Solar Actibity Report (<http://www.njcleanenergy.com/renewable-energy/project-activity-reports/project-activity-reports>)
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