Bimbo Bakeries USA has entered into an Energy Services Agreement with GreenStruxure, an energy supply company focused on renewable energy microgrids and advanced digital services, backed by its partner Schneider Electric, to design, build, own, operate, and maintain on-site renewable energy microgrids comprised of solar arrays coupled with battery storage.
Bimbo Bakeries USA will receive the outcomes from the system’s performance—zero carbon energy, peak demand management, and optimized use of energy from the grid and its on-site system—giving it full transparency on the portfolio’s performance through its best-in-class digital platform.
To date, six California bakeries—Montebello, Placentia, Oxnard, San Luis Obispo, South San Francisco, and Sacramento—have been chosen for the project, based on their energy intensity, increasing utility electricity costs, and highest decarbonization impact. The on-site microgrid systems will deliver approximately 25% carbon reduction and 25% of the electricity needs for the sites.
