MetroPCS gets green with GreenCore air conditioners

Rare is it that we talk about cell towers. Yet they’re a big environmental concern. While many companies have considered hydrogen fuel cells, and some use the technology as backup power, we’ve seen little movement. Metro PCS is making strides, though. They’ve employed GreenCore Technology to install solar powered DC air conditioners at one of their cell sites in California.

“We are extremely encouraged by the initial reports we have received on the performance of our solar air conditioner at the metroPCS cell tower site,” said Kevin Spence GreenCore’s President and Chief Financial Officer. “The power consumption of the traditional air conditioning units used at cell site locations is quite significant, as they have not been designed to conserve energy. Replacing just one of the two air conditioners on cell tower base stations with the GreenCore solar air conditioner will provide significant reduction in grid power consumption and its related cost, in addition to providing emergency cooling capability in the event of a power outage.”

Here’s to hoping more companies adopt this type of power technology.

[MarketWatch]

Related Posts

Leave a Reply