Kyocera Solar installs 117kw solar modules at Pizza Port’s restaurant

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Kyocera Solar announced it has installed 117kW of Kyocera photovoltaic (PV) modules on the roof at Pizza Port’s new Carlsbad, CA restaurant, corporate office, and beer production, canning and distribution facility.

The latest Pizza Port location, part of a family-owned San Diego chain of five restaurants and breweries, expects to reduce energy costs by as much as $30,000 annually, resulting in significant operational savings and reduced environmental impact.

San Diego-based Sullivan Solar Power began installing the custom PV system in July 2013, after Pizza Port’s owners installed a 10.7kW PV system on their home in 2011.

The owners cited rising energy costs, a desire to reduce environmental impact and an increasingly environmentally aware customer base as motivators to go solar at the new Pizza Port facility.

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Sullivan Solar Power will also install a monitoring system for the Pizza Port solar array so restaurant and brewery guests can see how much electricity the solar power system is producing at any given moment, as well as its production for the month, year and lifetime of the system.

Steve Hill, president, Kyocera Solar, said, “Most small businesses look for every edge to increase profits and maintain competitiveness. We commend Pizza Port for demonstrating how doing the right thing for the environment can also positively impact the bottom line.”

Rounding out its green efforts, the Carlsbad Pizza Port location will also have two electric vehicle charging stations, allowing customers to charge their cars while they fill their stomachs. The current Pizza Port location in Carlsbad remains open for business throughout the construction of the new facility.

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