Solar Power to Provide 80% Of Bolthouse Farms’ Palmdale, Calif. Operations
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Wm. Bolthouse Farms, grower and marketer of a wide range of juices, salad dressings and carrots (including the organic brand “Earthbound Farm”), has announced that it has installed a solar power system at its Palmdale, California location which will supply 80% of the sites electricity needs.
The 1.9MW solar array will be owned and operated by MMA Renewable Ventures under a long-term power purchase agreement with Bolthouse Farms. Explaining the benefits of using a PPA instead of buying the panels outright, Bolthouse issued the follow statement:…