Toledo, OH – Progress is underway at Metzgers Printing + Mailing, which is adding a rooftop photovoltaic solar array of over 9,500 sq ft of solar panels, which will generate up to 13% of its annual power usage. This is one of the largest rooftop solar panel installations into an Ohio-based privately held company.

“It’s amazing to see it all come together” states Joe Metzger, company president. “Most large solar installations are at public institutions, but to be the largest solar installation on the roof of a privately held company in Ohio is something our team and our customers can be proud of.”

The solar array includes 4,095 sq ft of panels on the main printing plant on Arco Drive, and 5,444 sq ft of panels on the Mailing & Fulfillment Center on Frenchmens Road. The total array is capable of producing up to 125,580 watts at any given point in time, during peak conditions. And up to 144,417 kilowatt hours within a 12 month period. In general terms, this would power just over thirteen U.S. households, or 1,255 100-watt light bulbs continuously.

“This is another important step in a long-term plan to expand our green printer status” adds Joe Metzger. “From company-wide recycling efforts to being the first printer in northwest Ohio to receive certification from the Forest Stewardship Council, installing solar panels further helps limit our company’s impact on the environment.”

Solscient Energy, LLC (www.solscient.com) provided the system design, installation and development of the solar array. Solscient is a fully integrated solar energy finance and development company and is a tenant at The University of Toledo’s Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator program.

“Tom and Joe Metzger and their team at Metzgers have a huge commitment to new technology, new ideas and new ways to do business,” states Granger Souder, Co-Founder of Solscient Energy. “This new solar array system will be a showcase for all who are interested in solar energy for their business”.

Metzgers has been featured in Printing Impressions magazine as one of the top 400 printing firms in North America. Employing 85 full time and 35 part time team members, Metzgers provides commercial printing, variable one-to-one printing, wide format printing as well as mailing, fulfillment and distribution services. Customers include large multi-location businesses in Health Care, Education, Financial and other B2C and B2B markets. Other features include storefront solutions for automated ordering and online proofing, cross media solutions for direct marketing, and complete data analytics and reporting.

For more information, photo opportunities or to see the entire solar array system, please contact Joe Metzger. Tours for media, college students or groups are available.

207 Arco Drive Toledo, Ohio 43607Phone 419.861.8611 Fax 419.861.3299

www.metzgers.com

Metzgers expands its green printer status with huge solar panel installation!

Press releaseNOVeMBer 2010

“Tom and Joe Metzger and their team at Metzgers have a huge commitment to new technology, new ideas and new ways to do business...”

environmental equivalencies*:

104 Metric Tons of CO2 emissions avoided per year

229,281 pounds of CO2 emissions avoided per year

241 Barrels of Oil NOT imported per year

19.8 passenger cars taken off the road each year

11,666 gallons of gasoline for which combustion avoided per year

237,986 miles driven in a passenger car, per year

Source: http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/ energy-resources/calculator.html