Pellco Machine
Solar panels were one of many green features incorporated into the new Pellco Machine facility in 2007. Innovative Power Systems installed this 40kW solar electric system in St. Michael, Minnesota to offset the electricity load of the facility. The system produces about 50,000kWh of electricity on average per year. Producing 50,000kWh of electricity annually from coal emits about 100,000 pounds of carbon dioxide. Preventing this much carbon dioxide from being released to the atmosphere is equivalent to adding 5,000 trees to our forests. Over a 30-year span, IPS expects this system will offset 3,000,000 pounds or 1,500 tons of carbon dioxide.