Central Storage has a long
history in the refrigerated
and frozen business.
We've been around for
73 years at this point.
Starting as a trucking
company, hauling produce,
and then moving into warehousing
and refrigerated warehousing
and then frozen warehousing.
One of the things I think
we're really good at here
is providing excellent
service to our customers.
Everybody wears a lot of hats.
We're very lean on the corporate side.
- We have always been a pioneer on
the technology side of the business.
Implementing newest refrigeration systems
and newest control systems
and now solar power.
- As the price of solar came down
and the federal tax
credit remained in place.
It was a great fit.
- Central storage decided
to partner with SunPeak
for our solar projects
because they essentially
brought a complete package
to our doorstep.
Entered into our first project
frankly a little leery about
the results we might see.
And we were very conservative
and wanted to see proven
results before we continued
with any other projects.
We started with our first solar project
here in Madison Wisconsin in 2015.
And that proved to be so successful
that we then moved on to add solar
in our Pleasant Prairie
Wisconsin facility in 2017.
And our newest site in
Caledonia, Wisconsin in 2019.
SunPeak projects are installed
with data logging hardware
that collects information
from the PV system
and transmits it to a web
based monitoring platform.
This platform provides
real time notifications
about system status,
component malfunctions
and production data.
By having real time notifications,
we ensure that the system
operates at full capacity
and we minimize any downtime.
Over a 30 year period the solar
panels at CSW are projected
to produce almost 48
gigawatt hours of energy.
This is almost enough
to power 5,000 homes.
If electrical rates stay
where they are right now
over the next 30 years,
they'll produce around 13 to $17 million
worth of electricity.
We also received a Focus on Energy grant,
which is a local government
grant in the state of Wisconsin
to incentivize implementation.
And we of course received federal
credits for implementation
of green energy projects.
SunPeak was instrumental in helping us
with those grant applications.
Coordinating with the grant
officials in the state
and helping us through
the process of submitting
the applications.
Central Storage's implementation of
the solar energy project
has helped our customers
create a greener supply chain
and reduce costs throughout their network.
One of the really wonderful
things about having installed
the solar panels is it means
we're here for the long term.
This is not an investment
that pays back in two years.
The life of the system is 30 years
and we are here for those 30 years.
