Johnson Controls HVAC Manufacturing Plant to Operate on 100% Green Energy

Johnson Controls is leading the charge on sustainable manufacturing with its continued commitment to green energy. Johnson Controls Building Technologies & Solutions has selected one of its largest facilities as the first plant to shift 100 percent of its electricity to wind power. The plant located in Wichita, Kansas manufacturers residential heating and air conditioning equipment for the YORK, Luxaire, Coleman and Champion brands. The facility will produce zero emissions from electricity and reduce the company’s North American greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent.

The wind farm is scheduled to be completed and delivering clean energy to the Wichita plant by the end of 2019. The energy savings projections from the wind power agreement are conservatively expected to be about $2.7 million over the life of the 20-year contract.

The Johnson Controls Corporate Sustainability Team worked collaboratively with Energy Procurement and Environmental Health and Safety teams, as well as plant leadership, to identify opportunities to increase the amount of renewable energy used in its operations while reducing costs. Michael Richardson, the Wichita plant manager and Matt Sansone, energy procurement manager, took the lead in securing this groundbreaking deal.

Since Johnson Controls set its first sustainability goals in 2002, the company has reduced greenhouse gas emissions from global operations by nearly half and cut energy use in U.S. manufacturing locations by 25 percent. Building on that history of success, Johnson Controls has launched an ambitious new set of Sustainability Goals for 2025 with targets to expand sustainability impacts, reduce the company’s environmental footprint and engage employees and local communities.