Princeton multifamily completes rooftop solar system

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AvalonBay multifamily real estate investment trust announced Monday that Avalon Princeton in Princeton is the first community in its New Jersey portfolio to complete a rooftop photovoltaic installation and to achieve LEED for Homes Gold certification.AvalonBay multifamily real estate investment trust announced Monday that Avalon Princeton in Princeton is the first community in its New Jersey portfolio to complete a rooftop photovoltaic installation and to achieve LEED for Homes Gold certification.

 The 588 individual solar panels installed atop the 280-unit multifamily rental property are expected to generate over 227,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.

The electricity will be sold to other users in New Jersey. 

The solar-powered system is expected to save 169 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, an amount equivalent to the annual CO2 emissions from 37 automobiles.