New Jersey Warehouse Roofs Will Host 16 Community Solar Projects, Half Reserved for Lower-Income Households
Industrial property owner Faropoint plans more than 10 MW of rooftop solar that adds clean power without using any new land.
Rooftops that once sat unused on New Jersey warehouses are being turned into community solar. Industrial property owner Faropoint is developing 16 rooftop projects totaling more than 10 megawatts, with independent adviser SolarKal, under the state's Community Solar Energy Program, Electrek reported on 5 November 2026.
What's planned
- 16 projects on warehouse roofs, totaling more than 10 MW.
- A first 1.6 MW array at 19-05 Nevins Road in Fair Lawn, now under construction.
- 15 further projects, about 8.5 MW, accepted into the state program; nine of them are cleared to begin construction.
- About 12.7 million kWh a year of expected output, avoiding roughly 8,500 metric tons of CO2 annually.
Who benefits
Community solar lets households that can't install panels themselves, such as renters, subscribe to a share of a nearby array and receive a credit on their bills. Faropoint says at least half of each project's capacity is reserved for low- and moderate-income households, in line with a state minimum of 51%.
"Utilizing previously unused portions of our buildings allows us to support the communities where we invest." — Brian Nave, Faropoint
Context
Putting panels on existing roofs means no farmland or open space is converted. The wider state program has so far delivered $14 million in net savings to more than 37,000 subscribers, and regulators approved another 3,000 MW of capacity in March.
What to keep in mind
Completion dates, subscription prices and enrollment details for these specific projects have not yet been announced, and some of the 10 MW is still awaiting construction. The savings figures above apply to the state program overall, not to these warehouses.
