Emmi Roth adds 1,600 solar panels to Platteville, Wis., cheese plant
The panels will supply 15% of the electricity used annually by the plant.
Emmi Roth, a Fitchburg, Wis.-based producer of specialty cheese, announced the completion of a solar panel installation at its Platteville, Wis., plant. The installation comprises 1,602 JA 330-watt panels on the roof of the cheese production facility.
Managed by Eagle Point Solar out of Dubuque, Iowa, the installation will reduce the company’s carbon footprint by eliminating 14,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions from the environment — equal to saving 1.4 million gallons of gas, recycling 43,000 tons of waste or reducing coal usage by 13 million pounds, Emmi Roth said.