Wal-Mart Stores has launched a 10-year pilot project to use solar power at 22 Wal-Mart sites in California and Hawaii, the company announced Monday. SunEdison, PowerLight and BP Solar will supply an estimated 20 million kilowatt-hours per year across the Wal-Mart locations, making this one of the largest solar power initiatives in the U.S. Each solar energy system will provide as much as 30 percent of the power used at the store at which it is installed, with a net effect of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6,500 to 10,000 metric tons per year, according to Wal-Mart.
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Wal-Mart Looks to Sun to Save Environment – and Money
Posted by: Katherine Noyes May 7, 2007 01:56 PMWal-Mart Stores has launched a 10-year pilot project to use solar power at 22 Wal-Mart sites in California and Hawaii, the company announced Monday. SunEdison, PowerLight and BP Solar will supply an estimated 20 million kilowatt-hours per year across the Wal-Mart locations, making this one of the largest solar power initiatives in the U.S. Each solar energy system will provide as much as 30 percent of the power used at the store at which it is installed, with a net effect of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 6,500 to 10,000 metric tons per year, according to Wal-Mart.