Delaware dignitaries and executives from project partners Perdue, Standard Solar and Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) attended an open house at the site to observe the 6,720 solar panels.
The installation is Perdue’s latest initiative supporting its commitment to being environmentally friendly. The Bridgeville installation, which will supply electricity to a nearby Perdue feed mill and Perdue AgriBusiness grain facility, is the first phase of a total 11,000 panels being installed at two Perdue facilities.
Perdue will purchase green electricity generated by the solar panels at guaranteed prices. The second phase of the installation is currently under construction at the Perdue corporate offices in Salisbury and is expected to be complete in October.
At peak production, the panels will produce as much as 90% of the electrical demand for each Perdue facility.
Harry Warren, president of WGES, said: “Delaware has set aggressive goals for increasing the use of renewable energy in the state, and we are very happy to be working with one of its largest businesses to help achieve those goals.”
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Source: Perdue
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