Three business owners in Salt Lake City’s Westside will be installing rooftop solar through the Salt Lake City Solar Powered Communities Project. Utah Clean Energy’s solar experts collaborated with each participant to help them take the necessary steps to go solar. Each project is paid for with a combination of federal tax credits and a grant from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network.
We are completing review of a second round of applications for Westside businesses to receive financial and technical support for going solar. We hope to have 2-3 new installations by the end of 2024!”
M & K Automotive
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Family owned business, M&K Automotive, has been providing automotive repairs and maintenance for over 20 years.
Owner Kollan Lam had looked into going solar in the past, however roofing and other logistical barriers got in the way. With support from the Salt Lake City Solar Powered Communities Project, this community staple was finally able to overcome hurdles, and install solar to lower energy bills and reduce local emissions.
LOCATION
970 W. 1700 S., Salt Lake City, UT,
SYSTEM SIZE
10.5 kW Solar PV Array
installation
Completed in March, 2024
rico brands
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If I can be an example to residents or businesses on the west side, than I want to do that. Solar is a good example of how we can leave this place better than we found it.
As a 30 year resident of Utah, Rico Brand owner Jorge Fierro is a highly respected and well known community leader.
The Rico Brand warehouse which distributes the company’s wide-array of food products, will be leveraging on-site solar and battery storage to not only help meet its energy demand, but also provide vital backup power for refrigerated products in the case of a power outage.
LOCATION
945 Folsom Ave, SLC UT 84104
SYSTEM SIZE
46.2 kW PV solar array
Battery Size TBD
installation
is expected to be done in 2024
SALT LAKE BARBER & CULTURE COFFEE
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Eric Stone & Isaac Atencio opened Salt Lake Barber Co and Culture Coffee with a specific goal in mind: bringing people together.
The businesses lease a small building owned by NeighborWorks located in the Fairpark neighborhood of Salt Lake City. Their solar installation is expected to provide a majority of the two businesses’ electricity needs while creating a local resilience center during power outages or natural disasters.
LOCATION
285 N. 900 West
SYSTEM SIZE
28.8 kW of Solar PV
27 kWh Battery Storage
Installation
is expected to be done by mid-June, 2024
We would like to clarify that Utah Clean Energy is not a solar company. We are a nonprofit organization that advocates for solar and other clean energy technologies, but we do not install or sell solar in any way.