UNFI announced the completion of its largest solar array investment to date at its Howell, New Jersey distribution center. The 3.2-megawatt roof mounted solar array is the company’s eighth solar installation and is nearly three times larger than any previous UNFI installation. UNFI also plans to complete LED energy lighting upgrades at 33 distribution centers that, once complete, are estimated to save the company approximately $15M over a 10-year period. The 3.2-megawatt roof mounted solar array at UNFI’s Howell, New Jersey distribution center is the company’s eighth solar installation and is nearly three times larger than any previous UNFI installation. The rooftop array is projected to generate an amount of renewable electricity approximately equivalent to the facility’s annualized energy needs. The rooftop array contains 7,171 solar panels and was developed to generate an amount of renewable electricity approximately equivalent to the annualized energy demand at the Howell distribution center. The system is projected to generate an estimated 3.8-million-kilowatt hours of electricity per year, preventing approximately 2,700 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from being released into the atmosphere annually. The system’s environmental benefits are equivalent to the emissions of 524 U.S. homes’ electricity use for one year according to the Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.
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