Merck's Solar Power System (1.6 MW) is Billed Largest in the Eastern U.S. (NJ)

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Merck & Co. of Whitehouse Station today said that by year's end, it will have the largest ground-mounted solar power tracking system east of the Mississippi. The 1.6-megawatt system will have about 7,000 solar panels, and cover seven acres, Merck said.

The system will be owned and operated by UTC Power—a United Technologies company—in an arrangement "that is making large solar installations more feasible," Merck said. UTC Power will supply solar power to Merck under a 20-year power-purchase agreement, and own the solar renewable energy certificates associated with the system, according to Merck.

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