Solar In Your Community – IKEA Round Rock

The Biggest Round Rock Solar Panel Installation You Never Knew About

There is a major retailer in Round Rock with a massive solar roof, and chances are you never had a clue about it. The solar panel installation is not visible from the road, so you probably drive by this location off I-35 during the weekend, maybe even daily.

Affixed to the top of IKEA are some 6,000+ photovoltaic solar panels which collect sunlight, convert it into AC electricity, and provide a bunch of renewable solar energy to the store each day. Photo Credit: IKEA

IKEA’s Huge Solar Powered Roof in Round Rock Texas

Satellite view of Round Rock’s solar powered IKEA store.

Completed in 2012, the Round Rock solar panel installation will produce approximately 2,398,500 kWh of clean electricity annually – the equivalent of reducing 1,822 tons of carbon dioxide, eliminating the emissions of 324 cars or powering 206 homes yearly.

Company Commitment To Solar On Display In Round Rock

A careful glance to the left after paying for your IKEA merchandise will lead your eyes to the above solar graphic (on the opposite side of the registers, towards the main entrance). In fact, IKEA Group – the parent company of IKEA – is pledging to produce more energy than they use in their stores by 2020.

IKEA has a long history of developing and promoting products and solutions that help its customers save energy, reduce waste, and use less water. And though they are not available at stores in America, IKEA offers solar panels for sale at various locations in Europe.

“Tackling what has now become one of humanity’s biggest challenges is something we can all commit to – making sure that our children and their children will have a safe and prosperous future on this planet.” – IKEA website

According to their website, the IKEA Group and the IKEA Foundation have made commitments totaling over $1 billion US dollars toward tackling climate change. They are investing in on-site solar, like the installation at the Round Rock store, and off-site wind turbines. IKEA is also switching their lighting to energy efficient LEDs, and sourcing both wood & cotton used in their products from sustainable sources.

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