Almond Industry Goes Nuts for Solar Power

A leading California almond processor, the Minturn Nut Company, has completed the installation of a 403 kW solar power system on its main warehouse facility in Le Grand, California.  The system was designed and installed by Cenergy Power, a specialist in agricultural solar applications.  California supplies all – that’s right, all – of the almonds grown in the U.S. and almost 80% of the world’s almond supply.  With Minturn handling more than 50 million pounds of almonds last year alone, it’s only a matter of time before other almond growers follow Minturn’s leap into sustainable energy.

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Almond Industry Goes Nuts for Solar Power