Frito-Lay Harnesses Solar Power With Rooftop Photovoltaic System For Phoenix Facility

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Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo, has approved construction of the largest business-owned, photovoltaic (PV) power system in Arizona. The system will incorporate a 201-kilowatt photovoltaic array that will cover 27,000 square feet of roof space at the company's Arizona Service Center in Phoenix. Construction of the new PV system is scheduled to begin this summer.

PV systems convert sunlight into usable, utility-grade electricity. The PV system on the Arizona Service Center will feed power during the day directly into the facility's electrical distribution equipment that provides the building's electrical needs.

"Sustainability is a priority for PepsiCo, and Frito-Lay has a strong track record of identifying and using sustainable and efficient energy sources for our company's operating infrastructure," said Dave Haft, vice president, operations, Frito-Lay North America. "By converting our Service Center to solar power, we continue to build on our commitment to sustainability and, more importantly, have an opportunity to help the environment, Phoenix and the greater Arizona community, a valued partner."

The PV system on Frito-Lay's Arizona Service Center, located on 40th Street in Central Phoenix, will offset some of the facility's purchase of utility power. The Service Center is a product distribution center servicing Arizona and parts of the Southwest.

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[bananas]

1. "nobody can install just one" nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Bwahahaha!

[ginnyinWI]

2. think of all of the hundreds of factory roofs in the world.

Imagine all of those nice, flat roofs equipped with solar panels! Wow.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Seriously. And not just factory roofs, but any roof that can handle it/

[Ready4Change]

5. And not a bit of green space need be removed, either.

That's what gets me. Every roof out there could have PV and water heating panels. Not only would those generate power, and conserve power (by heating water via solar) but they also SHADE THE BUILDING, reducing AC loads.

And, not one bit of green space need be eliminated before realizing big benefits. We can't meet ALL our energy needs this way, but it's a step in the right direction, and it benefits in multiple ways.

The solution to our problem isn't one big thing. It's a bunch of little things working together. Solar roofs is a bunch of little things, all in one package.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Green space si also needed to counteract the CO2 in the air. New buildings should

have heat exchange pumping systems whereever possible to less the need to for heating and cooling.

Truly, there is so much we can do, but we're just not doing it on a large scale. It is my dream that the gov't will bulk buy PV panels and shingles and so forth and sellt o the public at barely above cost. I know it will never happen, but it would be so cool if it did.

[Eclipsenow]

7. New cheap stuff will make it happen

God willing, the new range of cheap "sliver cell" technology (estimated to be a fraction of today's costs" and "dye" technology (about 3 years away) are supposed to be so much cheaper, that everyone will just want to buy them to save money.

If the government backs solar with a flywheel or 2 for every basement, homes could become self-sufficient for energy. (Flywheels have the highest electricity storage efficiency).