DAYTON, N.J., Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Thursday, January 12th, Sonoco (Dayton, NJ), together with Novitium Energy, “Flipped the Switch” to launch the plant’s new solar energy system.
From left to right: Philip Davis, Sen. Andrew Zwicker, Howard Coker, Local Councilwoman Sarah Seaboldt, Elizabeth Rhue, Jeremy Conner (CEO Novitium).
The new system purchased by Sonoco and provided by Novitium Energy, will produce approximately 1.295 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually and meet 58% of the facility’s energy needs. Over the 25-year lifespan of the system, the kilowatt hours avoided via solar energy produced at Sonoco will eliminate greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 10,235.6 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide; or, the equivalent of: 1,151,738 gallons of gasoline consumed, 11,324,652 pounds of coal burned, and carbon sequestered by 169,245 trees grown…