Drawing production power from the sun

For any manufacturer, a reliable and affordable source of electricity is a necessity. This summer, Technica, a regional leader in the building of automated end of line solutions – machines that prepare already assembled products for shipping – switched on its new photovoltaic (PV) panels. This, says Strategy Manager Cynthia Abdul Khater, is a first step toward electricity independence, by drawing power from the sun. Technica requires a lot of electrical juice to run the factory. They estimate a daily minimum of 100 kilowatts to power operations and the new PV system will supply 64 kilowatts during peak sunlight. Currently, demand is supplied from the government’s electrical grid, affordably at $0.12 per kilowatt hour, but blackouts have forced the factory to rely on expensive generators which they estimate to cost $0.30 per kilowatt hour. Saving funds one solar panel at a time The PV system is paid for by a