Go Green - M & M's Factory goes green with Solar Garden

On November 10, the Mars factory hit the switch to go green 2MW photovoltaic system. The solar garden is located on 18 acres or property that was a vacant lot before. Now, it produces 1/5 of the factories electricity needs, which translates into 1 out of every 5 M & M's is produced courtesy of the sun. There are 28,000 solar panels, which makes it one of the largest solar systems in NJ, operated by a food manufacturer. The Mars Chocolate PV system is owned by PSEG Solar Source, and it will be repaid through a 30% federal tax credit - the sale of electricity to Mars and the sale of solar renewable energy credits to other power generation companies. By switching to solar power, they expect that the emissions will be reduced by the equivalent of removing 190 cars of the road annually.