The largest rooftop solar project in Arizona has been installed at the Gatorade® manufacturing and distribution facility in Tolleson. An SRP EarthWise™ Solar Energy incentive helped to offset the costs for this project.
Millions of Gatorade bottles are manufactured and warehoused at the site, which already has received Gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
The planned 500-kilowatt photovoltaic system at PepsiCo's Tolleson Gatorade facility is expected to produce the equivalent amount of energy needed to power about 50 households for a year and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 491 metric tons a year.
"We are proud to be a part of PepsiCo's commitment to environmental stewardship and encourage other Valley businesses to invest in this clean energy source," said Lori Singleton, SRP Manager of Sustainable Initiatives and Technologies.