United Natural Foods – CA
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: Roof mounted system using a standing seam attachment bracket
ACE Role: Turn-Key Installation: Engineer, Procure All Equipment, Manage Installation
Technology Deployed: Sharp Panels, Unirac S-5 Mounting System, and SatCon Inverters
Implementation Highlights:
- The solar mounting system was designed to withstand winds of up to 90 mph to ensure that the panels are not affected by strong wind gusts.
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.