Comments on: McDonald’s, Margaritas Invest in Eco Strategies to Reduce Costs http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/25/mcdonalds-margaritas-invest-in-eco-strategies-to-reduce-costs/ Environmental Leader Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:25:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Glenna Wiseman http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/25/mcdonalds-margaritas-invest-in-eco-strategies-to-reduce-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-143648 Glenna Wiseman Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:31:31 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20132#comment-143648 The famous Bob's Big Boy in Burbank, CA is celebrating its 60th year in business by going green. The restaurant is now generating a portion of its own electricity from a solar power system consisting of 132 Canadian Solar CS6P 200 Modules. The system is installed on the large steel carport structure and a flat commercial roof above the neighboring Starbucks. It was designed and installed by HelioPower. The Bob’s solar installation will produce 39 MWh (mega watt hours) of electricity. This is enough green energy to offset the electrical demand of about seven homes; the elimination of CO2 offsets 57,000 miles driven per year and the equivalent of 78 trees planted and carbon sequestered for the life of those trees. Other environmental technologies applied at Bob’s include recycling and energy efficient lighting. You can get more information at www.sixtyandsolar.com including watch an installation video of the solar power system being installed on this historic building site. The famous Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, CA is celebrating its 60th year in business by going green. The restaurant is now generating a portion of its own electricity from a solar power system consisting of 132 Canadian Solar CS6P 200 Modules. The system is installed on the large steel carport structure and a flat commercial roof above the neighboring Starbucks. It was designed and installed by HelioPower. The Bob’s solar installation will produce 39 MWh (mega watt hours) of electricity. This is enough green energy to offset the electrical demand of about seven homes; the elimination of CO2 offsets 57,000 miles driven per year and the equivalent of 78 trees planted and carbon sequestered for the life of those trees. Other environmental technologies applied at Bob’s include recycling and energy efficient lighting.

You can get more information at http://www.sixtyandsolar.com including watch an installation video of the solar power system being installed on this historic building site.

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