{"id":116692,"date":"2015-02-04T07:53:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T06:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=116692"},"modified":"2020-12-23T09:19:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:19:13","slug":"calendar-maker-opts-for-year-round-clean-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/calendar-maker-opts-for-year-round-clean-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar maker opts for year-round clean power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calendarholdings.com\/index.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calendar Club<\/a>, a national retailer of seasonal calendars, toys and games, recently commissioned a 247 kW solar system on the roof of its Austin, Texas warehouse. With more than 1,000 stores nationwide, production and distribution is a large-scale operation requiring major electrical demands.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6966\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Calendar-Club-Complete-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6966\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6966 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Calendar-Club-Complete-4.jpg\" alt=\"Sunny Tripowers, mounted back-to-back behind the array, making clean power for Calendar Club.\" width=\"262\" height=\"147\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/147;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunny Tripowers, mounted back-to-back behind the array, making clean power for Calendar Club.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To help offset the environmental impacts of those demands, and reduce operating expenses at the same time, Calendar Club hired <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedomsolarpower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freedom Solar Power<\/a> to design and install the system, which currently offsets approximately 64 percent of the facility\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur company is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our operations. Freedom Solar has helped us realize that commitment with the installation of a new solar array on one of our warehouse facilities,\u201d said Paul Hoffman, Calendar Club CEO.<\/p>\n<p>The system generates its 351,000 annual kWh from 756 <a href=\"http:\/\/us.sunpower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SunPower<\/a> 327-watt modules and nine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/products\/solarinverters\/sunny-tripower-12000tl-us-15000tl-us-20000tl-us-24000tl-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunny Tripower 24000TL-US<\/a> three-phase inverters, chosen because the Freedom Solar Power team acknowledged them as \u201cthe most reliable and powerful inverter option,\u201d according to Brett Biggart, managing director.<\/p>\n<p>The distribution center boasts ample roof space for the system, leaving plenty of leftover space available for future expansions should the need arise for more solar in an effort to further reduce the facility\u2019s demands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire installation process went very smoothly and we are now saving energy costs each month. 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