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.
Follow GE Power & Water and GE’s renewables business on Twitter @GE_PowerWater
and @GErenewables.
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