J.B. Hunt’s new solar facility in Gentry, Arkansas will enable its three buildings in Lowell, Arkansas to save power.
GENTRY, Ark. – Trucking and logistics giant J.B. Hunt has launched a new solar-powered facility in Arkansas, enabling the company to offset as much as 80% of the electric power used by its three main buildings in Lowell, Ark.
The 40-acre solar facility includes nearly 18,000 solar panels and 10,000-plus bi-facial solar modules to capture sunlight, which is then converted to electricity and transmitted to a nearby electric grid for Carroll County Electric. The facility will produce approximately 9.3M kWh annually and use net metering, which the company said helps transfer surplus power onto the power grid.
“The annual amount of clean energy generated by this facility will be equivalent to that used by nearly 1,200 homes,” said Greer Woodruff, J.B. Hunt’s executive vice president of safety, sustainability and maintenance. “And, by drawing power from the sun and not a carbon-based source, the carbon dioxide kept from entering the atmosphere will be equivalent to eliminating 1,400 passenger vehicles from the road each year. This is a great example of how we can create a more sustainable Northwest Arkansas for future generations.”
Construction of the facility began in 2024. The project was managed by NextEra Energy and completed by Verogy. Trio (formerly Edison Energy) and Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. provided the company with consultation for the facility’s planning and development.
In 2019, J.B. Hunt set a goal of reducing its carbon emission intensity by 32% by 2034. In 2023, it said it was halfway in achieving that goal.
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