08 May 2020
Article by Susan Orr of Property Lines.
Extra Space Storage, one of the nation’s largest self- storage chains, is installing solar panels at some of its Indianapolis locations as part of an ongoing company-wide sustainability effort.
Extra Space Storage is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and owns and/or operates more than 1,800 self-storage locations in 40 states, including 30 sites in Indiana.
The first five local solar installations will be at 8040 Georgetown Road; 3350 Lafayette Road; 5390 Rockville Road; 9499 E. Washington St.; and 4732 S. Emerson Ave.
The company plans to begin installing solar panels this summer and have the work done by the end of the year.
Over the next two years, Extra Space Storage plans on installing solar panels at several additional Indianapolis-area properties, for a total of about 10 locations.
The goal is for the solar panels to generate enough energy to power that location’s energy needs.
Next, Extra Space Storage targeted states with higher-than average energy prices, including Hawaii. After that, the company focused on sunny climates, including Arizona and New Mexico.
The goal is to put solar panels in as many of its self-storage locations as possible.
The company describes itself as the nation’s second-largest self-storage operator. The largest one is Glendale, California-based Public Storage.
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