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“Pawesome”
solar project in Illinois
Pedigree Ovens recently completed a solar project—with a
solid team of partners—that demonstrated the “pawsibilities” of
embedding images into solar, involving an array custom-built in
the shape of a dog bone and paw.
By Tony
Kryzanowski
The main function of a solar array
is to produce the maximum amount of renewable power
possible within the space it occupies. But leave it up to
good old American ingenuity to discover a new potential
use for solar arrays—and that is large-scale business
promotion.
The industry partnership of Simpleray, OMCO Solar,
Althoff Industries, HT-SAAE, and SMA-America have successfully
embedded a dog’s paw and a bone image
into a behind-the-meter, 1.7 megawatt (MW), groundmounted
, fixed-tilt solar array in Illinois.
They took advantage of the standard blue, silver
and black-on-black modules available from solar module
suppliers to design and embed the paw and bone
images into this solar array, which went online this past
September. It’s believed to be the first of its kind in the
American Midwest.
The array is appropriately owned by a large and smallbatch
, handcrafted pet treats manufacturer called Pedigree
Ovens in Harvard, Illinois.
Simpleray was the project developer, while OMCO
Solar provided structural components consisting of the
foundations, posts and fixed-tilt racking system. HT-SAAE
supplied the solar modules, SMA-America supplied the
inverters, and Althoff Industries managed the array installation
and electrical tie-ins to the business.
The pet treats company which owns the array operates
three businesses under one roof. They go by the
names Pedigree Ovens, Petdine and The Pound Bakery
and offer various product lines from dog treats to bird
food, fish food, horse treats, reptile treats—and even kangaroo
treats.
Company owner Kurt Stricker grew up working in the
family’s bakery business but decided to strike out on
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