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SunChips Snacks Are Made With The Help of the Sun in California
Have you ever had an idea that seemed like such a good idea, such a bright idea, that you couldn't believe you hadn't thought of it before?
For us, that idea was using solar power. Seems obvious, doesn't it? We make SunChips brand snacks, after all. So we've started using solar energy instead of fossil fuel to help make SunChips in our plant in Modesto, California. And although Modesto is only one of the seven plants we use to make SunChips snacks across the country, for us it's a small step in the right direction.
Our solar collectors track the sun from dawn to dusk, gathering all the energy they can. We transfer that energy into heat, which helps us produce 145,000 bags of SunChips snacks every day. So you get a snack that's better for you, and better for the planet as well.
We're happy to share all the details.
Click here to learn how we do it.
The four-acre solar concentration field at our plant in Modesto, California, is designed to make 14.7 billion BTU of steam each year—enough to power the SunChips line. (Photo courtesy SunChips)
