At a ribbon cutting ceremony, Engineering Services and Products Co. (ESAPCO) is officially unveiling the solar energy system that will power a large portion of its operation in Dyersville, Iowa. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg will give a speech at the event, which will be held at the company’s manufacturing facility on November 10 at 11:00 a.m.
In partnership with Eagle Point Solar, headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, the company recently completed a 450.56-kWDC roof-mounted solar energy array. The system will offset 110% of the energy usage of the company’s I-beam manufacturing facility.
“FarmTek will benefit by saving approximately $50,000.00 per year in energy costs. We will gain knowledge in the use of solar power as a starting point in reducing our carbon footprint, as well as planning for our future expansions in a sustainable manner,” said Dave Buchheit, VP of operations for ESAPCO.
The new system is the latest effort by FarmTek to adopt renewable and sustainable energy strategies. Solar energy will help reduce the carbon footprint of the framing facility and is another step for ESAPCO in meeting its green initiatives and operational goals.
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“In partnership with Eagle Point Solar, headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, the company recently completed a 450.56-kWDC roof-mounted solar energy array. The system will offset 110% of the energy usage of the company’s I-beam manufacturing facility.”
This is the beginning ‘tell’ of costs dropping in the solar PV industry that allows a company to over design their system to 110% of energy use. As more C&I operations adopt solar PV and probably energy storage, the cost of energy storage will drop and an exodus from the rote IOU electric utility will begin to accelerate the utility death spiral once again. The next phase of this operation is to adopt and install a BESS system capable of time shifting solar PV energy stored for later use. One day the utility may be calling up this manufacturing company to provide FCAS to the utility to make the local grid more stable, a secondary source of revenues for the company.