Arby's to install eco-friendly water heaters at 33 restaurants

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The Asheville-based company that operates 33 Arby’s restaurants is switching from conventional gas hot water heaters to solar-powered units.

The Winning Team has partnered with Appalachian Energy on the project, which will save the restaurant company $12,000 annually and reduce greenhouse gases by about 100,000 pounds.

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“All 33 stores should be completed by the end of February, 2008,” he said, adding that the flat-roofed restaurants make ideal locations for solar panels. “Most of the application panels are hidden.”

The panels should cover about 70 percent of the restaurants’ hot water needs.

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