Ikea extends solar commitment with plans to install solar on all ten southern U.S. stores

Conshohocken, Pa. -- Ikea announced plans to install solar energy panels on 10 additional United States locations, its entire presence in the Southern United States.



Pending governmental permits, installation will begin this winter, with completion expected in summer 2012.



Collectively, the nine stores and one distribution center will total 10.7 Megawatts (MW) of solar generating capacity, nearly 45,360 panels, and a projected annual electricity output of 15,248,334 kilowatt hours (kWh).



This investment by Ikea reinforces the company’s long-term commitment to sustainability and confidence in photovoltaic (PV) technology. Ikea will own and operate each of its solar PV energy systems atop its buildings -- as opposed to a solar lease or PPA (power purchase agreement) -- now including its three Texas stores (Frisco, Houston and Round Rock), three Florida stores (Orlando, Sunrise and Tampa), three other stores (Atlanta and Charlotte, and in Woodbridge, Va.), and the Ikea distribution center in Savannah, Ga.