Feb 3, 2025 - Climate

J.B. Hunt taps sunshine for campus power

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A photo of a solar farm. — The J.B. Hunt Solar Facility. Photo: courtesy J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said last week a 40-acre solar farm near Gentry will offset 80% of its Lowell corporate headquarters' power use.

Why it matters: Even as corporate America's environmental, social and governance (ESG) pendulum swings back to the right and President Trump's promise to "drill baby drill" a finite resource begins, disastrous weather caused by climate change remains in the public discourse.

Walmart's new corporate headquarters made sustainability — energy efficiency, building materials — a priority.

State of play: Nearly 18,000 solar panels capture sunlight, which is then converted into electricity. The power is transmitted to Carroll County Electric's grid, making up for power used by J.B. Hunt in Lowell.

The solar facility will generate about the same amount of energy each year that's used by 1,200 homes, the company said.

The bottom line: J.B. Hunt has stated a goal of reducing its carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034 from a baseline year of 2019.

It reported that it's more than halfway there in its 2023 sustainability report.

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J.B. Hunt taps sunshine for campus power

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