Solar power cuts shipping costs for Kyocera

SCOTTSDALE, USA:Kyocera Solar, Inc. announced a new solar products warehouse in Cherry Hill, N.J. to augment its established distribution points in San Diego and Scottsdale, Ariz.

The new warehouse will help ensure fast, cost-effective service for Kyocera customers on the U.S. East Coast. “Kyocera’s newest warehouse location enables us to significantly reduce shipping costs for solar modules to our growing list of East Coast solar customers,” explained Chris Brown, eastern regional sales manager for Kyocera Solar, Inc. “In addition to reducing costs, we now offer 24-hour shipping to major markets in the eastern corridor.”

Kyocera partnered with NFI, an international provider of logistics, warehousing, and distribution services, for its new warehousing location. The company began shipping from the New Jersey facility in late June.

“NFI is a proven strategic partner for Kyocera’s distribution and logistics on the West Coast, so it is a natural expansion for them to support our East Coast location as well,” Chris explained.

Kyocera also partnered with NFI Solar, a developer of solar electric system installations and subsidiary of NFI. In 2010, Kyocera provided more than 6,100 solar modules for a 1.3-megawatt installation on the roof of the 290,000-sq.-ft. building where Kyocera solar modules are now warehoused. The installation is capable of producing a majority of the warehouse’s annual energy, helping to reduce NFI’s electric bill considerably, it adds in a press release. Kyocera adds that it supports many solar customers and programs including residential, commercial, standalone, off-grid systems, government and utility-scale projects.