Packing eggs and generating electricity
At the packing facility in Linköping – one of several such facilities across Sweden – 8.5 million eggs are packed each week and then distributed and sold under the Stjärnägg AB brand to grocery stores, restaurants, and institutional kitchens. A solar power system was recently installed on the roof here, which is expected to generate nearly 450,000 kWh per year. This means the company will generate a large amount of electricity itself at a fixed low price of 35 öre per kWh.
Erik Pettersson is CEO and co-owner of KG’s Ägg AB and is pleased with the installation.
– “The installation process went very smoothly, and we’re really looking forward to our first season with our own solar power. The system will produce about one-third of our needs and aligns with our sustainability strategy; we’ll purchase the remaining energy as either green electricity or district heating.”
Spreading the risks
Investing in solar energy is part of a long-term strategy and sustainability efforts. But it is also a way to spread the risk.
– “The solar power plant not only reduces our environmental impact; it is also a way to manage risk by securing our own electricity production as the market has proven increasingly economically volatile,” says Erik.
