1102 South Adams St. has built a solar canopy, which is powering the entire plaza and saving the business owner hundreds of dollars a month.
- Business owner George Petrandis says his electric bill went from $900/month to $600/month after switching to the solar canopy.
- The City of Tallahassee is now building the city’s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging station next door to the plaza.
- Watch the video below to learn more about how the solar canopy came about.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
We’ve all heard of solar panels on houses, but how about a solar canopy? One business owner is going 100% solar for the entire plaza.
1102 South Adams Street is owned by George Petrandis and made up of 12 units and one food truck. George says once he saw his electricity bill rising, he knew there had to be a solution. That is when he started working, the City of Tallahassee, IGT Solar, and the Tallahassee Solar Utility Program, and the idea of a solar canopy came about…