Amazon to deploy Solar panels on Fulfillment Centre Rooftops

Amazon announced  that they plan to deploy large-scale solar systems on rooftops of more than 15 fulfillment and sortation centres in the U.S this year and is planning to deploy solar systems on 50 fulfillment and sortation centres globally by 2020.

The initial solar projects planned for completion by the end of 2017 will generate up to 41 megawatts (MW) of power at Amazon facilities in California, New Jersey, Maryland, Nevada and Delaware. Depending on the specific project, time of year and other factors, a solar installation could generate as much as 80 percent of a single fulfillment facility’s annual energy needs.

Director of Amazon’s Worldwide Sustainability Kara Hurst said that the NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) professional accreditation is a spring board for fulfillment center associates to enter a rapidly growing and in-demand workforce outside of Amazon as PV installers. It would be great one day soon to see former associates developing solar systems on the rooftops of our fulfillment centers.

Image: Aerial view of two Amazon fulfillment facilities with solar systems on their rooftops. Photo credit: P2 Photography.