This summer, Arch Solar will be on the Holiday Automotive campus to begin work on a 469 kW solar installation; the largest solar power system that any Wisconsin auto dealer has installed to date. “As we add more electric vehicle charging stations at Holiday, we feel it’s important to offset a significant portion of the electricity that we use as a company,” stated Thor Gilbertson , CEO of Holiday Automotive. “We’ve got a lot of rooftop space, and as EV adoption continues to increase, it just makes sense to use some of that space for solar power.” Electric vehicle chargers have been available at Holiday for many years with 5 level-2 chargers and one DC fast charger already installed. The company has another 12 level-2 chargers and 4 more DC fast chargers planned for installation within the next 10- months. The Holiday Ford facility will be outfitted with a 460-panel array and the Holiday Collision and Glass Center will add 396 panels for a solar system that totals 856 panels. Holiday has contracted Arch Solar, a solar energy company based in Plymouth, WI to do the work. Mike Cornell of Arch Solar stated, “We’re excited to partner with Holiday on the largest dealership solar project in the state. This 469 kW system is estimated to offset over 50% of the power usage of these two buildings.” Work is expected to begin in late summer, with a fall of 2023 completion estimate. Holiday Automotive, a Mike Shannon Automotive company, is a full-service, family-owned auto retailer based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The company was founded in 1959 and enjoys a reputation as one of Wisconsin’s highest-performing dealerships in sales rank and customer satisfaction.
