Integrate Solar will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony January 30 to showcase its new solar-powered drive-thru canopy installed at a local KFC restaurant. The 72-foot canopy, designed in partnership with Stewart Restaurant Group, is equipped with 57 solar panels and will produce 1.2 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy over the lifetime of the system. The KFC location at 11935 Rosedale Hwy in Bakersfield will also lower its electricity costs by $11,000 in its first year alone with the new canopy and save nearly $400,000 over the system’s guaranteed life.
KFC has installed a solar-powered drive-thru canopy at a Bakersfield, California, restaurant, according to a press release. The 72-foot canopy, installed by Integrate Solar, was designed in partnership with KFC franchisee Stewart Restaurant Group. It s equipped with 57 solar panels…