Crayola's factory in Pennsylvania is now solar powered
Last week, Crayola officially “plugged in” its new 15-acre solar farm at its Forks Township facility in Pennsylvania. Comprised of 26,200 solar panels, the crayon manufacturer will generate enough clean, renewable power to produce 1/3 of its annual production of 3 billion crayons.
That’s a pretty nice shade of green!
Celebrating the new Crayola solar farm
The $11.5 million project became reality for Crayola with the help of investment from PPL Corp. and Reading-based UGI Energy Services. Federal stimulus funds off-set about 10% of the cost.
With Crayola going green by installing the solar farm, the company will eliminate 1,900 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year. The amount of clean solar electricity that will replace grid-based power generated by coal is equivalent to planting 400 acres of forest, or saving 200,000 gallons of gas annually!
The Crayola solar farm is located behind the factory in the Forks Township.
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November 10th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Color other companies green with envy…I think this is a GREAT idea…good job Crayola!!!