NFI Solar is launched in collaboration with Solare Development Group, a New Jersey-based company, which manages the construction of solar installations.
NFI Solar recently completed a 1.323MW system on NFI’s Cherry Hill, New Jersey facility, which houses both NFI’s corporate headquarters and a commercial warehouse.
The solar installation of over 6,000 panels on the 290,000sqft building will produce approximately 1.4 million kilowatt hours yearly, enough to power the needs of 200 homes annually.
NFI Solar will initially focus its efforts on its parent company real estate and warehouse facilities. In 2010, NFI Solar plans three additional solar energy systems in New Jersey; over the next few years the company will expand its operations across other regions in the company’s national footprint, including Texas and California.
Sid Brown, CEO of NFI, said: ”As residents across the US get ready to celebrate Earth Day, our company is proud that we are instituting business solutions that benefit our environment while at the same time providing a boost to local economies.
”This initial solar power project will create a significant number of jobs in the sustainability industry, and as this division of NFI grows, so will the opportunities for more jobs in the construction and maintenance of solar energy systems across the country.”
