Superior Sales to launch solar system

(( Photo courtesy Superior Sales solar) )

Superior Sales, Hudsonville, Mich., plans to switch on its new rooftop solar panel system in early August, said president Randy Vande Guchte.

The system originally was scheduled to go online last year, but it became necessary to reroof the facility, which delayed the project, he said.

The move will be a major expenditure upfront, he said, but will result in significant savings over time.

Energy costs will be cut to near zero during the summer, but not quite as much later in the year because of the winter cloud cover, he said. But he pointed out that energy usage is not as high during the winter.

The company also is sharing a new warehouse in Benton Harbor, Mich., with Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Edward L. Myrick Produce.

 

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