"Ideal opportunity to support agricultural business in Utah"
Equilibrium Capital and Houweling’s Group are continuing to enhance their sustainability profile with the announcement of an investment to retrofit their existing 28-acre Utah greenhouse with an advanced, hybrid LED system. The project, in partnership with Rocky Mountain Power, Hortipar Lighting Solutions and Philips lighting from Signify, is set to be completed by Q3 2021 and will significantly reduce the annual power consumption of the greenhouse.
“It is all about growing more with less resources,” says Kevin Doran, CEO of the Houweling’s Group. “With this investment in lighting, we expect to produce more sustainably grown, year round tomatoes for our customers in the region while at the same time reducing our electricity usage and CO2 emissions. With this LED technology installation, on top of our industry’s first CO2 and heat capture system connected to the adjacent PacifiCorp power plant, we believe it will make our Mona, Utah, greenhouse one of the most high-tech, sustainable greenhouses in North America.”