The MERS Goodwill store in St. Peters has a new 25-kilowatt solar-panel array the organization says will save the store $100,000 in energy costs over the installation's lifetime.
Microgrid Solar, of 50度灰视频, recently completed the installation at 620 Mid Rivers Mall Drive. In addition to saving energy, the solar panels will keep 1.3 million pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, Goodwill says.
鈥淕oodwill is excited to have new solar panels at our St. Peter鈥檚 location,鈥 Lewis Chartock, president and chief executive of MERS Goowill, said in a statement. 鈥淯sing alternative sources of energy is a great step for our organization and reiterates our model to reduce, reuse and recycle.鈥
Funding for MERS Goodwill job training and employment services comes from store revenue. By investing in solar energy, Goodwill reduces store operating costs and is able to put more money into services, the organization says. MERS Goodwill is a nonprofit agency that provides vocational needs for people with disabilities or economic disadvantage.