Pioneering Collaboration Allows SDG&E and ICE to Share Benefit of Solar Power System; SDG&E Awards More Than $225,000 in Incentives SAN DIEGO, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a dedication ceremony today, Hamann Construction, Innovative Cold Storage Enterprises, Inc. (ICE), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWRA) (NASDAQ:SPWRB) , a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, are celebrating the completion of ICE II, ICE's new 134,511-square-foot cold storage building. ICE expects to achieve more than 75 percent reduction in energy costs at the facility as a result of the energy efficient design and a 1.1-megawatt high-efficiency SunPower solar power system. "Expanding the operations of ICE, this new building will store four times as much product as the original plant while using half the power - and the SunPower solar system on the roof will generate the equivalent of 72 percent of the energy used by the facility," said Gregg Hamann, vice president of Hamann Construction, designers and builders of the project. "The 'cool roof,' designed to maximize insulation, would have been jeopardized by a solar system that required roof penetration for installation. The SunPower PowerGuard(R) non-penetrating rooftop system was perfect because it maintains the integrity of the insulated roof, installs quickly, and provides additional insulation and protection."
