Green's expects to save money by going green

Source: AJC

Green's is going green.

Green's Beverage Store, a leading seller of beer, wine, and liquor in metro Atlanta, is covering most of its Buford Highway store's roof with photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, the company announced monday.

It expects to cut energy usage by 20 percent.

The new Solyndra PV system, 57kW, designed and installed by an Atlanta-based solar company, will produce about 86,000 kilowatt hours of power annualy, the company said.

Jeff Greenbaum, president of Green's parent, BINS Corp., said the company has been investigating ways to save energy because of its refridgeration requirements.

The Buford Highway location is also getting a reflective white roof.

Solar entrepreneurs have seen an uptick in commercial installations over the past year, spurred by tax credits and rising power costs.

This is a perfect example of how the green market can be both economical and environmental, saving a company money on bills which will hopefully translate into lower prices for consumers as well as improving environmental conditions from the adoption of clean energy sources. And it makes us happiest to see this solar project being installed ontop of a reflective white roof, presumably metal with a Kynar coating.