Macy’s, Inc. and Bloom Energy announced that a Bloom fuel cell energy server has been installed at Macy’s online fulfillment center in Cheshire, Conn.
Bloom operates a manufacturing site in Delaware. In addition to providing power to the facility, the Bloom servers are equipped with an non interruptible power module during outages.
In 2011, businesses in Connecticut had approximately 140 hours of outages, minus major storm blackouts.
The installation will provide an estimated five million kilowatt hours each year.
The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority of Connecticut helped provide funding for the project.
The Bloom installation came despite the presence of rival FuelCell Energy in Connecticut.
“Macy’s has made significant progress over the past five years in making our company more efficient, less wasteful and greener, which is important to our customers, associates, shareholders and communities. The more we do, the more we learn about the opportunities for future progress. For the needs of our company’s facility at Cheshire – and the realities of the marketplace – we believe a Bloom Energy Server is the cleanest, most efficient and reliable option available,” said Macy’s, Inc. Executive Vice President Amy Hanson.
“This Macy’s project is one of our first business continuity projects in the northeast, an area hard hit by grid outage events over the last few years,” Bill Thayer, executive vice president of sales at Bloom Energy. “The Bloom solution will help meet Macy’s corporate sustainability goals as well as provide reliable power to keep critical business operations and the facility up and running during disruptive events.”
Bloom Energy servers are the latest advancement in energy management at Macy’s. Through a variety of energy management techniques, the company has reduced its energy consumption by 37 percent over the past 10 years.
