GE Breaks Ground on New York Solar Installation for President Container
May 29 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
- Construction begins on new 2 MW solar
project at packaging factory in Middletown, NY
- NYSERDA-approved project will be one of
the largest privately owned solar installations in New York
- Solar power expected to provide 25
percent of company’s future energy needs
GE’s (NYSE:GE) renewable energy business today announced it will
supply President Container Group (PCG), a manufacturer of
corrugated shipping containers and point-of-purchase displays, with
a new 2 MW ground-mounted solar installation outside its factory in
Middletown, NY. The GE solar solution is expected to provide
approximately 25 percent of PCG’s future energy needs.
The facility will become the first industrial scale solar
project in Orange County and is fully qualified under NYSERDA’s
NY-Sun Incentive Program, which helps reduce the costs of
installing solar electric systems across New York State.
“Our company is growing, and our electricity costs were rising
by about five percent a year as we expanded,” explains Larry
Grossbard, general manager of President Container Group, Inc.
“Working with GE, we saw an opportunity to take control of our
energy future in a way that was both economic and sustainable. The
GE team worked with us through every part of the process, from the
incentive applications and zoning approvals, to the equipment and
site engineering, all the way to today’s installation. We’re
excited to become a leader in the solar space.”
As part of the agreement, GE is providing PCG a solar solution
consisting of equipment, site engineering, construction and
installation, commissioning, spare parts, and operations and
maintenance support for seven years. The GE team also supported
President Container Group during its application process with
NYSERDA, through local zoning and permitting approvals with the
town of Wallkill, NY, and throughout the utility interconnection
and groundwater studies.
“This deal marks the first example where GE is offering a fully
integrated approach in the solar space,” said Erik Schiemann,
general manager of GE’s solar product line. “By acting as both a
developer and equipment solution provider, we’re making it easier
for commercial and industrial companies like President Container to
invest in solar power.”
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the factory today to mark
the beginning of the installation process. Commercial operation is
expected to begin in the fall of 2015.
About President Container Group
Founded by Marvin and George Grossbard in 1947, President
Container Group is one of the largest corrugated box plants in
North America. Its state of the art facility has some of the most
up-to-date machinery in the industry, and with it President
Container produces over 2 billion square feet of corrugated
products each year.
About GE
GE (NYSE:GE) imagines things others don’t, builds things others
can’t and delivers outcomes that make the world work better. GE
brings together the physical and digital worlds in ways no other
company can. In its labs and factories and on the ground with
customers, GE is inventing the next industrial era to move, power,
build and cure the world. www.ge.com.
About GE Power & Water
GE Power & Water provides customers with a broad array of
power generation, energy delivery and water process technologies to
solve their challenges locally. Power & Water works in all
areas of the energy industry including renewable resources such as
wind and solar; biogas and alternative fuels; and coal, oil,
natural gas and nuclear energy. The business also develops advanced
technologies to help solve the world’s most complex challenges
related to water availability and quality. Power & Water’s six
business units include Distributed Power, Nuclear Energy, Power
Generation Products, Power Generation Services, Renewable Energy
and Water & Process Technologies. Headquartered in Schenectady,
N.Y., Power & Water is GE’s largest industrial business.
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GE Power & WaterNikolas Noel, +1
518-385-6090nikolas.noel@ge.comorShaun Wiggins, +1
518-385-5992shaun.wiggins@ge.comorFocus Media, Representing
President Container GroupJosh Sommers, +1 845-294-3342 ext:
303josh@focusmediausa.com
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