Posty Cards, a family owned and operated manufacturer of corporate greeting cards, has chosen The Energy Savings Store to install the largest private solar panel array in the Kansas City, Missouri region.
Posty Cards is one of the first businesses to take advantage of Kansas City Power & Light’s new solar rebate program of $2 per watt. The rebate offsets the cost by nearly 25%! In addition, the company received a federal grant of 30% and accelerated depreciation.
Posty Card's Solar Panels
“With our new solar PV array now generating over 11% of our total power, we’ve taken a huge step toward our goal of offering customers the most sustainably produced products and services in our industry,” says Erick Jessee, President.
The array consists of 198 Sharp 224 Watt solar panels (all made in the USA) for a total of 44.3 kilowatts. It is tied to the grid and offsets 11% of total electricity usage.
The array features six SMA 7,000 Watt inverters to convert the DC electricity generated by the panels into usable AC electricity for the facility. By using special clamps that attach to the seams of the metal roof, only one roof penetration was required in the installation of the panels.
