On-site solar project powers every one of Stanley Black & Decker's Kentucky factory

• Stanley Black & Decker in partnership with Castillo Engineering and RPG Energy Group unveiled a 4.3-MW solar farm in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Covering virtually 15 acres, the solar area generates enough clean energy to power Stanley Black & Decker's 280,000 sq. ft on-site production facility while likewise supplying excess energy back to the state.

" As part of Stanley Black & Decker's global environmental, social as well as company governance (ESG) initiatives, this project stands for an impactful landmark as the organization progresses toward its mission of carbon nonpartisanship by 2030," stated Rob Kirts, director of international energy and also energies at Stanley Black & Decker. "With the help of Castillo Engineering as well as RPG Energy, we are working to supply on our sustainability goals and made our purpose-- For 'Those Who Make The World'-- a fact."

Mayor James R. Knight Jr. participated in the ribbon cutting event to identify the plant and presented an ECOsmart Award to the center, an industry-standard accreditation awarded to locations that show an environmentally mindful strategy and fostering of green procedures.

Stanley Black & Decker's ESG method consists of a set of 2030 commitments lined up with the UN Sustainable Development Goals that tie to generating items in a more sustainable manner.