Eco-Friendly Storage

Petaluma Self Storage in Petaluma, Calif., has installed an 85-kilowatt solar-panel system. The roof-mounted array at 29 Case Grande Road consists of 240 solar panels that’ll produce 116,042 kilowatt hours annually. Excess power generated during...

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow Group PLC has appointed sustainability consultant Julia Hailes as a non-executive director to assist with the company’s environmental efforts. Scheduled to begin her role in March, Hailes will chair a newly...

Green Storage, which operates eight self-storage facilities in Ontario, Canada, has received a “Business Excellence Award in Sustainability” from the Ajax-Pickering Board of Trade. The award was presented on Oct. 24 at the 25th Business Excellence...

Deer Creek Mini Storage in Cabot, Ark., installed 80 solar panels on its rooftops this month, becoming the first self-storage facility in Central Arkansas with a solar-energy system. The operator partnered with energy-solutions provider Seal Solar...

Storage Star, a self-storage operator with locations in five states, broke ground last week on a new facility in Napa, Calif., that will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and equipped with high-tech features. The property at 300 Devlin...