Fresh & Easy Announces Solar Panel Installation in Distribution Center
Posted on: Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 09:00 CDT
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the US store chain operated by British retailer Tesco, has announced the installation of a solar panel at its California distribution center. The retailer has said that this solar panel is providing nearly three quarters of the facility's energy.
According to the retailer, at 500,000 square feet, the solar panel installation is the size of five football fields. Fresh & Easy invested $13 million for this installation. Since March, the solar panels have provided over 2,100MWh of energy.
Tim Mason, CEO of Fresh & Easy, said: "We try to be thoughtful in how we operate as a business, including being considerate about our impact on the environment. It only seems natural for us to use California's remarkable sunshine to power our distribution center. At times, the meter at the facility even runs backward because we are producing so much solar energy."
Source: Datamonitor
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