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August 30, 2016

Ikea will install solar on Renton store

RENTON — Ikea said the solar panels it will install this fall on its new store under construction in Renton will be the largest rooftop solar array in the state.

The 244,504-square-foot solar array will consist of a 1.18-MW system with 3,420 panels, and produce approximately 1,319,000 kWh of electricity annually for the store. Ikea said this is the equivalent of reducing 927 tons of carbon dioxide — which is equal to the emissions of 196 cars or providing electricity for 137 homes yearly.

REC Solar, which Ikea said has built more than 530 systems built in the U.S., will install the system. Deacon Corp. is managing construction of the store.

This installation is Ikea's 44th solar project in the United States. Ikea owns and operates the solar PV energy systems on its buildings and said it has allocated $2.5 billion for renewable energy through 2020. It has installed more than 700,000 solar panels on buildings worldwide and owns approximately 300 wind turbines.

The new store is set to open next spring.




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