Customer: UNFI is the leading independent national distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods in the United States.

Type of Customer: Warehouse

Project Location: Rocklin, CA

System size: 1,200 kW DC covering about 175,000 square feet

Date commissioned: September, 2007

Mounting type: 10 degree tilted array, on a flat roof, using a standing seam attachment bracket

ACE Role: Turn-Key installation, Engineer, procure all equipment, manage installation

Technology Deployed: Sharp 170-watt multi-crystal solar photovoltaic panels, SatCon inverters & Unirac S-5 mounting system.

Implementation Highlights:
- The solar mounting system was designed to withstand winds of up to 90 mph and ensure that the panels stay on the roof and aren’t lifted up.

Client quote: “We’re a company that’s always been conscious of and supportive of a lot of environmental initiatives, and we see the solar power project in Rocklin as just us stepping up the efforts. We saw solar power as just a great way to go out and take a big bite out of our energy consumption.” - Tom Dziki, United Natural Foods vice president of sustainable development.