Agri-Industrial Plastics Co.,an industrial blow molder in Fairfield,Iowa,has invested in solar energy generation and storage to help reduce costs and manage expensive electrical peaks.AIP(agriindustrialplastics.com)operates out of a 340,000-ft~2 plant with 27 extrusion blow molding lines running 24 hr a day during the week."These are huge utility bills,"says company president Lori Schaefer-Wheaton,daughter of the founder.AIP specializes in barrier non-automotive fuel tanks,but also custom molds for a variety of industries from playground equipment to medical and hospital equipment(see May'17 feature).Its average weekday power load is 2500 to 3000 kW,which can drop as low as 100 kW on weekends when the plant is not busy.
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