USFloors Solar Array featured in Solar Tour Article

USFloors was featured in article in the Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011 edition of the Chattanooga TimesFree Press, covering United Renewable Energy's (URE) solar tour that took place in Dalton, GA onFriday, Oct. 28.

United Renewable Energy, which has installed many of Dalton's solar energy sites, hosted a tour forDalton leaders, business owners from across the state and officials involved in promoting renewableenergy in Georgia.

The tour included a rooftop solar array at USFloors, a newly installed array on top of a landfill atTextile Rubber and Chemical Co., Dalton Utilities' solar system and a solar tracking panel at IVC.

Piet Dossche, CEO of USFloors, told the group that for him solar isn't just about the environment -- itmakes good business sense for his company.

The company has saved 40 percent on utility costs since installing the panels, he said.

"I'm not a tree-hugger; I'm a business person," he said, amidst laughs from his listeners. "And thenumbers do make sense."

Dossche said he also prides himself in being a leader, creating a more diverse economy in Dalton'scarpet-heavy manufacturing world and helping the county become more energy independent.

To read the entire Times Free Press article, click here.

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