Food bank’s solar array to save $2M over 25 years
Roadrunner
Food Bank is turning sunshine into electricity and saved electricity costs into
food.
A project
underway to install a new roof and solar array atop Roadrunner’s enormous
warehouse near Singer and Office NE is ultimately expected to result in $2
million in electrical savings over the minimum 25-year life expectancy of the
system.
That
savings translate to 10 million additional meals for hungry people in
communities around New Mexico, said Roadrunner spokeswoman Sonya Warwick. The
project is being made possible by grants, as well as significant discounts from
National Roofing Co. and Affordable Solar Installation, both based in
Albuquerque.
Food bank facts
Roadrunner Food Bank is the largest food bank in New Mexico. Its mission is to feed the hungry, seed partnerships and ultimately end hunger in New Mexico.
• It distributes food to 70,000 people a week through its network of 400 hunger-relief partners.
• Last year, it distributed 30 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 25 million meals.
• Food bank drivers travel 500,000 miles each year to deliver food to urban and rural communities throughout the state.
• It relies on about 12,000 volunteers who provide 55,000 service hours during the year to help prep food for distribution. The food bank’s yearly budget is $8 million. To make a donation of money or food, or volunteer time, call 349-8909 or go online to www.rrfb.org.
Roadrunner Food Bank is the largest food bank in New Mexico. Its mission is to feed the hungry, seed partnerships and ultimately end hunger in New Mexico.
• It distributes food to 70,000 people a week through its network of 400 hunger-relief partners.
• Last year, it distributed 30 million pounds of food, the equivalent of 25 million meals.
• Food bank drivers travel 500,000 miles each year to deliver food to urban and rural communities throughout the state.
• It relies on about 12,000 volunteers who provide 55,000 service hours during the year to help prep food for distribution. The food bank’s yearly budget is $8 million. To make a donation of money or food, or volunteer time, call 349-8909 or go online to www.rrfb.org.
“The
original tar and gravel roof from when the building was constructed in the
early 1980s has been leaking pretty much the entire time since we moved into it
in 2009,” Warwick said. “Any time it rained or when there was snow melt, water
would come into the warehouse, potentially putting food at risk.”
From NRCA
Trenton H. Cotney
Florida Bar Certified Construction Lawyer
Trent Cotney, P.A.
407 N. Howard Avenue
Suite 100
Tampa, FL 33606
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