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Tri-State Distribution Center

Edison, NJ

Rooftop array on a 410,000 sqft logistics hub. Offsets 78% of facility load and qualifies for NJ TREC market participation.

Tri-State Distribution Center — Warehousing solar installation
System size
1.8 MW
System size
1.8 MW
Panels
4,200
Annual production
2.3M kWh / yr
CO₂ offset / yr
1,610 metric tons / yr
Payback
5.4 years
Year
2023
The challenge

What the customer brought us.

A 410,000 sqft single-tenant logistics facility with daytime load profile dominated by lighting, refrigerated dock conditioning, and conveyor systems. Owner wanted to monetize an underused rooftop asset, hedge against utility rate inflation, and meet a parent-company ESG mandate. Roof was 8 years into a 20-year membrane warranty — penetration-style mounting was off the table.

The solution

How we engineered around it.

Ballasted rooftop array using cast-concrete blocks, distributed across the entire usable roof field. Wind-load engineering signed off after a custom CFD model. SREC application filed in week one to lock in the SuSI Administratively Determined Incentive tier. Inverter array sized to allow future battery storage retrofit without replacing equipment.

The outcome

What's actually happening on the meter.

78% of facility electricity offset by on-site generation. SREC revenue ~$140K/year for 15 years. Combined energy + SREC value tracking 6% above the original financial model after two years of operation. ESG report-ready impact data delivered quarterly.

System spec

The hardware on the building.

panels
Tier-1 mono PERC 540W modules
inverters
Three-phase string inverters w/ rapid shutdown
mounting
Ballasted concrete-block (no roof penetrations)
Timeline
Contract to PTO: 7 months
We picked Reliant because they were the only contractor who showed up with a structural engineer, an interconnection plan, and a fixed-price proposal in the same meeting.
Director of Operations
Tri-State Distribution Center

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