Kettle Foods, Energy Trust, ODOE, Partners in Northwest's Largest Industrial Solar Energy Installation.Business Editors PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2003 Salem Food Processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. Plant Proves Viability of Large-Scale Solar Energy for Businesses Throughout Oregon The roof over the Kettle Foods Kettle Foods is an international manufacturer of potato chips and other snack foods based in Salem, Oregon, United States. As of 2006 they were the largest natural potato chip brand in the U.S. potato chip production line in Salem, Ore., is now a solar power plant. Kettle Foods, Inc., the Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc., Portland General Electric This article is not to be confused with PG&E, a San Francisco, California-based utility company Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE: POR) is an electrical utility, formerly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation (but now independent), that distributes electricity to and the Oregon Department of Energy today announced the completion of the Northwest's largest industrial solar installation at the food processor's Salem facility. Kettle Foods, a leading manufacturer of natural snacks, most notably Kettle(TM) Chips, is now home to a 114-kilowatt photovoltaic The generation of voltage by a material that is exposed to light in the visible and invisible ranges. See photoelectric and photovoltaic cell. system. During peak solar hours the system's output is the equivalent of 25 percent of the company's electricity demand. The solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. system generates the equivalent of three to five percent of the company's total electricity demand on an annual basis. The solar array is projected to produce 3,000,000 kWh, over the next 25 years. That's enough power to produce the equivalent of six million bags of potato chips. It is also estimated that 1,500 tons of CO2 will be reduced over the life of the system. "Kettle Foods is always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to innovate. Beyond our ongoing product innovation, our commitment to solar energy is by far our boldest step. We are always looking at opportunities that make sense and are the right thing to do," says Marc Cramer, General Manager of Kettle Foods. "This project should dispel the myth that Oregon isn't a good location for solar energy," says Peter West, Renewable Energy Director, Energy Trust of Oregon. "The Oregon Department of Energy has been promoting solar energy for decades," says Michael W. Grainey, Director of the Oregon Department of Energy. "The potential for solar to provide power with almost no environmental impact makes it a clear choice for the future." Kettle Foods sought support from the Energy Trust through the nonprofit's Open Solicitation Program. The Energy Trust is providing a financial incentive of $112,000 for the system. Through a net metering arrangement, surplus power will flow back to PGE PGE Pacific Gas and Electric Company PGE Portland General Electric PGE Prostaglandin E PGE Platinum Group Elements PGE Pacific Great Eastern (Railroad) PGE Phenyl Glycidyl Ether PGE Perfect Girl Evolution and be available for the larger community. After incentives and state energy tax credits, the solar system will pay back its net cost in approximately seven years. |
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