Crayola installed a 1.9 MW solar farm behind its plant
in Easton, Pa., generating enough power to make one billion crayons.
Photo courtesy of Crayola
Photo courtesy of Crayola
The sun is smiling down on Crayola. That's a safe conclusion as the 107-year-old crayon manufacturer uses solar energy to generate enough power to make a third of the three billion crayons the plant pumps out each year.
At its 1.9 MW solar farm, the approximately 26,000 thin-film solar panels have cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1,900 tons annually. The power produced provides 10 percent of the facility's total energy consumption.
The $15 million project, funded in part with $1.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds under the State Energy Program, sits on 15 leased acres behind its plant in Easton, Pa.
