Ikea Powers Up Solar Panels at Maryland Store

SHARE: Email Print LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Home furnishings retailer Ikea officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in College Park, Md.. The 148,200-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,196-kW system, built with 4,984 solar panels. The store will produce approximately 1,571,800 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 1,195 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), eliminating the emissions of 213 cars or powering 135 homes yearly, the company reports. Ikea owns and operates each of its photovoltaic energy systems atop its buildings as opposed to a solar lease or PPA (power purchase agreement) and this