Rays of sunshine hitting the solar power array installed last month on the roof of Louisville’s Community Food Share will translate into savings equivalent to the nonprofit’s cost of serving more than 155,000 additional meals each year.
Leaders of Community Food Share are celebrating its foray further into renewable energy generation, touting it as a driver of energy efficiency practices among hunger relief organizations across the country.
The 316-kilowatt solar array consists of 918 modules and is expected to produce nearly 430,000 kilowatt-hours in its first year, a press release from Community Food Share said.
It will defer 60 percent of Community Food Share’s cost on energy usage, most of which is expended on cold storage of perishable food items the nonprofit works to rescue from being thrown away and redistribute to its network of more than 40 local nonprofits, as well as directly to families and individuals.
“We think it’s the right thing to do. It also makes good business sense. It’s a way to be great stewards of our donations,” Community Food Share Executive Director Michelle Orge said. “When we can use our business practices to help people and do good for the community, do good for the environment. I think donors approve of that, when they can have more than one impact with their donation.”
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