Breton Installs Massive Solar-Power Grid at Factory (Feb. 15)

The stone-fabrication-equipment manufacture recently installed photovoltaic panels on its factory roofs, in cooperation ESPE S.r.l. of San Pietro in Gu’, Italy. The project included an overall net area of 161,458 ft² (15,000 m²).

The grid, generating up to 2,250 kWp, will produce approximately 2.45 million kWh annually. Breton hopes to obtain up to 30 percent of its energy consumption via the system, and reduce CO₂ emissions by more than 1,300 tons.

In addition, also the outside parking shelters of Breton’s headquarters in Castello di Godego have been provided with a photovoltaic plant.

ESPE will provide the technical management, administration and maintenance (O&M) of the new plants.

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