The seven-member board approved these actions:
•Installation of solar panels to be completed before the end of 2016 that will dramatically reduce the market’s need to draw energy from the power grid
•A new recycling/composting partnership with South San Francisco Scavenger to further reduce waste
•Upgraded electrical, water, and sewage systems
•Improved traffic flow within the facility
•A number of worker safety upgrades, including better lighting and loading dock safeguards
•Improved cold chain storage management to ensure quality, freshness, and food safety
•A makeover of the building’s exterior, including new signage and expanded parking
The market’s new 1,322-kilowatt solar installation is expected to generate more than 2,015,648 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. Use of a similar amount of conventional energy generated using fossil fuels would create greenhouse gases equal to that of 127 homes, 293 cars, or the burning of 1.4 million pounds of coal annually, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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