We finally get to talk publicly about an exciting project that has been keeping us busy for the last month or so. Our biggest regional Arby’s franchisee, “The Winning Team”, is taking a big step towards greater environmental and economic sustainability by going solar. In a few weeks we will have installed our solar hot water systems on every one of their 33 Arby’s franchises.
Today we got to shout about it with an inauguration ceremony for the first system - 4 panels on the roof of the Arby’s on Airport Road in Fletcher, NC, just south of Asheville. State Senator Joe Sam Queen, State Representative Bruce Goforth, Bill Moore, Mayor of Fletcher and many more local elected representatives were on hand, along with some of the folks from Arby’s corporate HQ who provide support for the 3000+ Arby’s throughout the country.
We decided that all-in-all it would be best to have the system up and running before the event, so Eric, Matt, CJ and Dave did a magnificent job getting everything working perfectly, and even our CEO (codenamed D-100) got in on the fun. Here’s a screenshot from the monitoring system we installed:
We are proud to be helping Arby’s help our environment, and helping their bottom line, too. The system has been installed under our RESCO program, which means we will own and maintain it and it is installed at no cost. Instead The Winning Team will pay us a monthly fee for their solar hot water, while they save money on their natural gas bills. So next time you’re thinking Arby’s, remember Arby’s is thinking solar!
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