Solar Power, Inc (SOPW.OB) has completed installation of their photovoltaic system to help power Cox Enterprises, Inc.’s 336,000 square foot facility. Cox’s facility, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, serves as the operations and communications hub for the company’s cable telecommunications division, Cox Communications.
This particular photovoltaic system will utilize Solar Power’s new 100 kilowatt system and represents an important element of the Cox Enterprises green energy initiative entitled ‘Cox Conserves’. “Cox Enterprises has a companywide initiative in place to further reduce our company’s carbon footprint, or greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by the year 2017,” said Steven Bradley, senior manager of engineering alternate energy & business continuity with Cox Enterprises.
Steven Bradley continued, “We hope the technology will serve as an ongoing example to our employees and the communities we serve of the benefits a photovoltaic solar system can deliver. Live feeds from the photovoltaic system in Rancho Santa Margarita will connect directly to our Heritage Center museum at our Atlanta headquarters. The feeds will be part of Cox Conserves multimedia exhibit and will feature a real-time report of energy generated as well as the cumulative reduction of traditional energy the system produces over time.”
Steve Kircher, CEO of Solar Power, Inc., stated, “As advocates for and providers of turnkey solutions utilizing renewable photovoltaic solar energy, we are excited to be able to work with the Cox team as they continue with this very important initiative. Cox Enterprises has been a leader and innovator in a variety of fields for many years. Their Cox Conserves initiative is another example of their leadership in an important area that many companies are just beginning to take notice of.”
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