While Alsco Uniforms, Salt Lake City, is relatively new to the process of investing in solar power as an alternative source of electricity for its plants, Executive VP and CFO Jim Kearns sees significant potential in tapping the power of the sun, especially as interest in (and regulatory mandates surrounding) alt-fuel vehicles gains momentum.

“It’s something that we’re looking at pretty much everywhere that we operate,” says Kearns, who also chairs TRSA’s Board of Directors. “One interesting thing is, if you can harness solar, with power on the roofs of these large plants, maybe we can create enough energy during ...