Environmental Sustainability
Solar power at Valley Supply
“My sister and I own the building and felt that it was a wise financial decision that will ultimately increase the value of the building and provide a stable cost of electricity for Valley Supply” says Jeff. “This is another way that we can be leaders. We feel our level of service is extraordinarily high and we want to also be extraordinary community members. It needed to pencil out too.”
The system is large enough to produce excess power in some months of the year that is sold back and used by others. You can’t easily see these panels from below, but it’s an impressive 7315 kW solar energy system.
Valley Supply’s Charging Station
Valley Supply owner Jeff Taylor agrees that reducing the company’s carbon emissions is a trend that he supports. “We look for ways to keep costs down and also keep the environment in mind. The charging stations are an easy thing we can do for the community.”
Charging stations are in the Plugshare program and are available for anyone to use for free.
Here’s Jerry’s tucked in the corner of the Woodinville store parking lot at the charging station. If you want to use the charger while his Leaf is there, just pop in the store and ask.
Partnering with Forterra
Valley Supply is proud to be partnering with Forterra’s Evergreen Carbon Capture program. 320 native evergreen trees were planted to account for the carbon emitted by Valley Supply operations, that’s one tree for every 5 tons of carbon that our company emitted in 2016. We think it’s a great investment in our local community.