--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI)
WHAT United Natural Foods (NASDAQ: UNFI) will be celebrating its
solar photovoltaic system at its natural foods distribution facility
in Rocklin, Calif. The one megawatt system consists of more than 7,000
panels that cover a massive space - 175,000 square feet, or
approximately four acres of rooftop - atop the company's Rocklin
facility. It is believed to be the largest solar array of its kind in
Placer County, California.
United Natural Foods is one of the country's largest distributors
of natural and organic foods and is the primary supplier to the
nation's largest natural and organic retailer, Whole Foods Market,
Inc.
With the development and installation managed by American Capital
Energy, an end-to-end integrator of customized, commercial solar power
systems, the system is expected to generate 1.5 million kilowatt hours
per year from the system, enough to power more than 226 average homes.
WHEN Wednesday, October 3rd 2007
9:00 a.m.
WHERE United Natural Foods
1101 Sunset Avenue
Rocklin, Calif.
WHO Michael Funk, President & CEO of United Natural Foods
Cindy Tuck, Undersecretary for Cal EPA
Scott Yuill, City of Rocklin City Council
Darrell Johnson, PG&E Service & Sales Manager
Tom Hunton, President of American Capital Energy
WHY United Natural Foods and PG&E share a commitment to renewable
energy and our environment. PG&E has more than 18,000 solar customers,
more than any other utility in the nation, who generate approximately
153 megawatts of clean solar electricity, or more than 60 percent of
the solar energy generated in California.
MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE:
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=5509439
CONTACT: PG&E
Jennifer Ramp, 916-386-5522
or
Financial Relations Board for United Natural Foods
Tom Corbett, 312-640-6757
tcorbett@frbir.com
or
BluePoint Venture Marketing for American Capital Energy
Tim Hurley
781-325-0819 or 617-201-9152
tim@bluepointmktg.com
SOURCE: United Natural Foods