URBANDALE, Iowa — Homemakers Furnishings, a part of the High 100 Berkshire Hathaway furnishings division, is engaged on a photo voltaic panel set up on its showroom in Urbandale, Iowa.
When full, it is going to be one of many largest personal photo voltaic panel arrays within the state.
“After we began speaking about this concept, we actually noticed how a lot it made sense for us,” stated Jason Merschman, Homemakers assistant vice chairman. “Not solely does it make sense by way of the ability and value financial savings, nevertheless it reinforces our dedication to constructing a enterprise rooted in sustainability.”
The photo voltaic panels, put in by 1 Supply Photo voltaic from Ankeny, Iowa, will cowl greater than 250,000 sq. ft of house. Panels will probably be put in on each the higher and decrease degree of Homemakers’ 215,000-square-foot showroom roof, in addition to a part of its warehouse roof. The set up will consist of two,988 bi-facial panels, which produce energy from each the back and front sides. The sunshine reflecting off Homemakers’ white roof will maximize the panels’ energy potential.
These Tier 1-rated panels have additionally been engineered and examined to face up to harsh climate, together with heavy wind, rain, and hail. The completed mission, which is predicted to take roughly three months to finish, will produce 1.33 megawatts of vitality, changing greater than 1/3 of Homemakers’ annual energy must inexperienced photo voltaic vitality.
“We couldn’t be extra excited to get this mission underway,” stated Merschman. “We’re proud to be a frontrunner in making a extra sustainable future for Iowa’s surroundings.”
Thomas Lester is Digital/Managing Editor for Residence Accents In the present day and Retail Editor for Furnishings In the present day. A graduate of Emory & Henry School’s Mass Communications program, Lester spent a dozen years working for newspapers in Virginia and North Carolina overlaying an array of topics, starting from neighborhood information, authorities, training, ACC sports activities, skilled baseball and extra earlier than becoming a member of Residence Accents In the present day in 2013. Attain out to me along with your story concepts, suggestions and extra at [email protected].