BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — The Masonic Home of New Jersey is one of the latest nonprofits to embrace solar energy.
Kyocera Solar in Scottsdale, Ariz.; NJ Solar Power in Bayville, Ocean County; and Solar Power Partners in Larkspur, Calif., have announced the completion of a 1.16-megawatt solar energy system at the retirement community on Jacksonville Road, founded at the end of the 19th century.
The firms worked together to construct more than 5,000 solar panels off Oxmead Road. The project had been in the works since August 2008.
The solar array at the Masonic Home will be one of the largest systems in the state, but it wasn’t the first, as other such projects have been popping up on farms in South Jersey in recent years. The panels span more than 7 acres of Masonic farm property and the power generated will account for about 11 percent of the facility’s energy.
Masonic Charity Foundation officials touted the initiative as a way to stay ahead of the energy curve.
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