United States. Ingersoll Rand announced that a 1,990 kW GE Solar PV power system is now online and generating power at its 430,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Trenton, New Jersey.
The solar power system marks another milestone in Ingersoll Rand's Global Climate Commitment, which includes a 35 percent reduction in its operations' greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint by 2020. To help meet this goal, the company is making solar investments at three of its large manufacturing sites, including the Trenton plant, where the company produces Trane and American Standard brand heating and air conditioning systems for homes and residential buildings.
"Our investment in renewables is the next step in our journey, and the PV array at this plant is an illustration of how innovation increases the sustainability and flexibility of our operations," said Jason Bingham, president of Ingersoll Rand's residential HVAC and supply division. "In recent years, many ingersoll Rand team members have worked hard to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at our facilities around the world, bringing benefits to customers, employees and the environment."
The solar array will provide 49M kWh of power. Over the 20-year life of the system, this equates to a reduction of nearly 35,600 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to taking 7,600 vehicles off the road for a year.
"Availability and access to renewable energy options continue to increase, making it attractive to industrial companies like Ingersoll Rand and to our customers," said Keith Sultana, senior vice president of Global Operations and Integrated Supply Chain at Ingersoll Rand.
In addition to its solar installations, the company also signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for approximately 100,000 MWh of wind power annually.
"We hired our own Trane Power Supply business to provide a roadmap on how to be smarter about our energy purchases, and to arrange an agreement that is environmentally responsible and good for our business," Sultana added.
