Costco Wholesale has deployed its first U.S. fleet of off-grid electrified structures at its Mira Loma, California, distribution center, according to a press release. Trinity Structures, based in Snohomish, Washington, achieved the groundbreaking in just four months, including design, construction and deployment with electrified structures that create, convert and conduct solar energy. Data has shown such projects take up to 24 months to complete, according to the press release..
The ecosystem creates energy with solar power, converts energy with inverters and batteries and conducts energy through EV charging or backup power.
“These off-grid electrified structures enable our fleet to meet and exceed our climate action commitments during this energy transition,” Shay Reed, assistant general merchandising manager for Costco Wholesale, said in the release. “The partnership with Trinity allowed for a solution that is creative, effective, operationally viable and financially responsible.”