NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PSEG Solar Source today completed the acquisition from juwi solar Inc., of two utility-scale solar projects to be located in Florida and Ohio and announced that it has developed a third solar project located in New Jersey, all of which have a total capacity of close to 30 megawatts. The projects will all be completed by the end of 2010.

Under an agreement, juwi solar Inc. will provide the engineering, procurement, construction, and initial operation and maintenance services for the projects, which will be owned by PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG Global.

The three projects are:

    --  The Mars Solar Garden, a 2.2 MW DC (direct current) facility located on
        18 acres adjacent to Mars Snackfood's U.S. headquarters in Western
        New Jersey.  It is targeted for completion in 2009. Mars Snackfood has
        contracted for the output of the system.
    --  A 15.0 MW DC solar farm on 100 acres in Jacksonville, Florida expected
        to begin construction shortly and targeted to begin commercial operation
        in the summer of 2010.  JEA, a Jacksonville municipal utility, has
        contracted for the output of the system and the renewable energy
        credits.

    --  A 12.0 MW DC solar farm on 80 acres in Wyandot, Ohio, targeted to begin
        construction by the end of the year and to begin commercial operation in
        2010. AEP Ohio has contracted for the output of the system and the
        renewable energy credits.

All three projects utilize thin film panels provided by First Solar and will be ground-mounted. The projects together will include 380,000 solar panels and represent approximately a $100 million investment by PSEG Solar Source.

"PSEG Solar Source is pleased to have established a relationship with juwi solar on these projects," said Diana Drysdale, who heads PSEG Global's solar business. "PSEG Solar Source will continue to seek opportunities throughout the U.S. to help address climate change and help states meet their solar and renewable targets."

"The sale of these Florida and Ohio projects and the construction of the Mars Solar Garden were the result of hard work by the juwi solar and PSEG Solar Source teams, as well as the various utilities, local communities and state agencies," said Michael Martin, managing director of juwi solar Inc. "We look forward to the timely completion of these projects and to the continued growth of utility-scale solar energy across North America."

PSEG has been active in promoting renewable energy. PSEG Global is developing a 350 MW wind farm off the coast of New Jersey and is developing compressed air energy storage through its partnership in Energy Storage & Power (ES&P).

In addition, PSEG's regulated gas and electric utility in New Jersey, PSE&G, has launched two solar initiatives a $105 million solar loan program and an 80 MW Solar4All program that involves attaching solar panels to 200,000 utility poles.

About PSEG:

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) (NYSE: PEG) is a publicly traded diversified energy company with annual revenues of more than $13 billion, and three principal subsidiaries: PSEG Power, PSEG Energy Holdings, and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). PSEG Energy Holdings has two main unregulated energy-related businesses: PSEG Global and PSEG Resources. PSEG Solar Source LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of PSEG Global, formed to develop, construct, own and operate large-scale solar facilities outside of the PSE&G's regulated service area.

Disclaimer: PSEG Solar Source LLC is not the same company as PSE&G, the New Jersey based electric and gas utility. PSEG Solar Source is not regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. You do not have to purchase any PSEG Solar Source products in order to receive quality regulated services from PSE&G.

About juwi solar Inc.

Juwi solar Inc. (JSI) is a privately-held solar energy generation company based in Boulder, Colorado. JSI's primary business is the development, design, construction, operation and maintenance of utility-scale (1MW and larger) solar energy generation facilities in North America.

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SOURCE Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)