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Article: Wal-Mart Announces Solar Power Pilot Project.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 7, 2007
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Pilot Project marks major step toward its goal of being supplied by 100 percent renewable energy
BENTONVILLE, Ark., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , announced a major purchase of solar power from three solar power providers, BP Solar, SunEdison LLC, and PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corporation, for 22 combined Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Clubs and a distribution center in Hawaii and California. As part of a pilot project to determine solar power viability for Wal-Mart, the total solar power production from the 22 sites is estimated to be as much as 20 million kWh (kilowatt- hours) per year. When fully implemented, the aggregate ...