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    PowerFlex Completes Rooftop Solar Project at ASICS Mississippi Distribution Center

    Dec. 11, 2023
    The project will provide $100,000 in energy savings during its first year and help power approximately 48% of ASICS' distribution center
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    PowerFlex has completed a second 1 MW rooftop solar project for ASICS, a designer and manufacturer of performance athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories, at its distribution center in Byhalia, Mississippi. 

    The completed project brings the total solar-generated power at the distribution center to 2 MW, which is used to power the building load and offset utility costs. ASICS also began participating in net metering, which contributes power to the grid in an effort to build grid resiliency. 

    The interconnection agreement between ASICS and NorthCentral Electric, the municipal utility, was coordinated by PowerFlex. 

    “As ASICS continues towards a goal of reducing our overall CO2 emissions by 63% by 2030, today’s announcement is a strong step forward,” said Kyle Koestler, Director of Operations, ASICS North America. “The PowerFlex team were great partners in helping seamlessly complete the second rooftop solar project without disrupting our day-to-day business at the distribution center.”

    Interconnecting the 2 MW of solar assets has increased ASICS' clean energy generation by enough to power approximately 48% of the distribution center. PowerFlex only required three months of active construction for the project, minimizing disruptions to ASICS' business while engaging local labor. 

    The additional 1 MW is projected to provide nearly $100,000 in energy savings during its first year in operation while providing environmental benefits equivalent to removing 330 gas-powered passenger vehicles or offsetting the electricity needs of 290 households annually. 

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    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    He can be reached at [email protected]. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids.

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