Phoenix Contact USA has received a 2023 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence (GAEE) for its rooftop solar project. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection honored Phoenix Contact and other Pennsylvania companies and organizations at an award ceremony in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, April 25. The 961-kilowatt solar array went live last year.
The system generates about 30 percent of the energy needs at the company’s U.S. headquarters, located in Lower Swatara Township, Pa. “We’re honored to receive the GAEE for the fourth time,” said Jack Nehlig, president of Phoenix Contact USA. “Sustainability and renewable power generation are at the heart of Phoenix Contact’s vision for an All Electric Society.
Our photovoltaic system is one critical step on our journey to becoming a carbon-neutral company by 2030.” Phoenix Contact previously received the award for its solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station (2013); a 1-megawatt combined cooling, heating, and power system (2014); and eight EV-charging parking stations (2015). GAEE recognizes projects by schools, businesses, and community organizations based on their degree of environmental protection, innovation, partnership, economic impact, consideration of climate change, and environmental justice and the outcomes achieved.
About Phoenix Contact
In 2023, Phoenix Contact is celebrating 100 years of passion for technology and innovation. Since 1923, Phoenix Contact has worked with customers and partners to develop innovative products and solutions in the fields of energy, infrastructure, process, and factory automation. The German-based company has a worldwide network reaching across more than 100 countries with over 22,000 employees. As a family-owned business, Phoenix Contact acts responsibly today to build a better world for future generations. Phoenix Contact USA has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work in Pennsylvania,” as a WELCOA Well Workplace Gold Winner, and as a four-time recipient of the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.
