East Windsor Switches On New Solar Array

EAST WINDSOR, NJ — The newly-completed solar project in East Windsor was recent powered on by Mayor Janice Mironov and council members.

The project is at the East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority (EWMUA) Wastewater Treatment Plant on Millstone Road.

“East Windsor Township has been dedicated in our commitment to environmental sustainability and we have been pro-active in seeking opportunities that allow us to increase our renewable resources and become more energy efficient,” Mironov said in a statement.

The mayor said the project was completed at no cost to taxpayers “resulting in an almost $2.5 million cost savings over the 15-year term of the Agreement.”

According to Mironov, the project is a prime example of East Windsor ‘going green and saving green.’

Mironov, along with Council Members Alan Rosenberg and John Zoller, EWMUA Director Richard Brand and Chairperson Linda Moore, EWMUA Board Members and representatives of Solar Landscape, cut the ribbon and powered on the completed solar array.

“This additional step toward sustainability helps keep rates down while reducing the East Windsor MUA carbon footprint by 2.5 million pounds a year,” said East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority Executive Director Richard Brand.

The 1.66 megawatt solar array, completed and maintained by Solar Landscape, was installed on 6.5 acres of the total 130 acre Township East Windsor Municipal Utility Authority property on the south side of Millstone Road, to power the site's Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The solar panel system is designed to offset nearly 100 percent of the East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant's energy use.

Thank you for reading. Have a correction or news tip? Email sarah.salvadore@patch.com

Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.