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Ikea Goes Solar in Orlando
July 1,
2012 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Green on July 2, 2012
Home furnishings retail giant Ikea plugged in a new solar energy system last week at its store in Orlando, Fla.
The 120,900-square-foot PV array consists of a 967-kW system, built with 4,115 panels. Ikea Orlandos program will produce approximately 1,421,500 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 1,080 tons of carbon dioxide, eliminating the emissions of 192 cars or powering 122 homes yearly.
This Orlando installation represents the 18th completed solar energy project for Ikea in the United States, with 21 more locations underway, making the eventual U.S. solar presence of Ikea nearly 89 percent with a total generation of 38 MW.
For the development, design and installation of the Orlando stores customized solar power system, Ikea contracted with REC Solar, Inc., a national leader in solar electric system design and installation with more than 8,000 systems built across the United States.
We at IKEA believe in the never-ending job of striving to improve the sustainability of our day-to-day business, said Julie Mott, Ikea Orlando store manager. The IKEA coworkers in Orlando are excited to help contribute to this goal with our newly operational solar energy system. We appreciate the support of the City of Orlando, Progress Energy and REC Solar, Inc., our partners in this project.