Amazon Launches Latest Rooftop Solar System on 813,000 Square Foot Fulfillment Center in North Las Vegas
May 29 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Amazon has deployed 17 solar rooftop systems
over the past 14 months on its way to 50 solar installations by
2020Company ranked third for corporate onsite solar installations
in the U.S. in 2017
(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today announced the launch of a 1.1
megawatt solar rooftop installation on its North Las Vegas
fulfillment center, which brings the company one step closer to its
long-term goal of powering its global operations footprint with
100% renewable energy. The project is Amazon’s second in the state
of Nevada, and its 17th rooftop solar installation over the past 14
months in the U.S. The company has a goal to install at least 50
rooftop solar systems globally by 2020.
The North Las Vegas project sits atop a 813,000 square foot roof
and consists of 3,145 individual solar modules—an array the size of
3.5 football fields. The emissions avoided through this
installation alone are equivalent to 3.3 million miles driven by an
average gas-powered passenger car. Amazon now has 28 wind and solar
energy projects across the U.S. that support hundreds of jobs and
millions of dollars in investment in local communities.
“Projects like Amazon’s solar rooftop installation will help
propel Nevada’s economy into the future and solidify our state’s
position as the Innovation State. It will also contribute to the
state’s leadership in solar energy production and green jobs,” said
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. “Nevada shares Amazon’s
commitment to promoting sustainability and championing renewable
energy projects that are good for the environment and that create
good paying jobs for Nevadans.”
“It’s exciting to see 17 of these solar rooftop systems go live
in just over one year,” said Tom Chandlee, Senior Manager of
Renewable Energy at Amazon. “These projects are important steps
toward our renewable energy goal and we hope they inspire our
employees, customers, and communities as we work together to bring
more renewable energy online in the coming months and years.”
Amazon’s recently announced renewable energy projects include
solar arrays on fulfillment center rooftops in California,
Maryland, and New Jersey, as well as wind farms in Indiana, North
Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. To date, Amazon has announced or
commenced construction on projects that will generate a total of
3.6 million megawatt hours of renewable energy. Amazon ranked third
for the amount of onsite solar installed in 2017, according to the
2018 Solar Means Business Report released by the Solar Energy
Industry Association (SEIA).
For more information on Amazon’s sustainability efforts, visit
www.aboutamazon.com/sustainability.
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