Preferred Utilities Manufacturing completes solar installation at Danbury plant

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing, a provider of custom-engineered boiler solutions, has completed the installation of a 209-kW solar panel installation at its Danbury facility.

According to the company, the solar panels generate approximately 70% of the building’s energy usage and support the town of Danbury’s grid when the plant is not in operation. This is the latest renewable energy installment at the facility ”“ in 2020, the company began using Bio-Residual Oil to heat the 50,000 square-foot facility.

“The energy market needs equipment and expertise that leverage the use of renewable energy,” said Dwayne Boulden, Preferred’s vice president of finance. “Preferred takes a holistic approach to providing solutions, and adding solar to our building is a great demonstration of what we’re able to do. We’ve upgraded our property, and we’re investing in our community. And of course, we’re saving money, too.”