Ikea Opens Maryland's Largest Rooftop Solar Energy System

April 15, 2013  by in UnCategorized   

By Aggregated Content in Green on April 16, 2013 from http://chainstoreage.com/article/ikea-plugs-maryland%E2%80%99s-largest-rooftop-solar-energy-system

Ikea said Tuesday it has plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Md. 
 
The 768,972-sq.-ft. PV array consists of a 2,674.9-kW system, built with 18,576 panels, and is the state's largest rooftop array.

The Ikea distribution center will produce approximately 3,397,178 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 2,397 tons of carbon dioxide, eliminating the emissions of 499 cars or powering 359 homes yearly.  

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