Solar For The North Face

摘要

Outdoor apparel leader The North Face has installed a 1MW solar electricity system at its West Coast distribution centre located in Visalia, California. The system, which will power 25-30% of the energy needs of the facility, was designed, engineered and installed by Suntech Energy Solutions (formerly EI Solutions), and is financed, owned and operated by Recurrent Energy, a distributed power company. All of the electricity will be sold to The North Face under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) from Recurrent Energy. The solar energy system is part of The North Face's broader climate change strategy complementing its membership with the US Environmental Protection Agency Climate Leaders programme and a separate agreement with Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF). The agreement, to offset 100% of the CO_2 emissions associated with energy use for The North Face's North American operations, is through purchase of Green-e climate-certified carbon offsets from wind energy projects.