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Article: Wal-Mart pilot project will use solar power.(RETAIL)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- May 14, 2007
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In a major project to see if solar power is a viable energy alternative for its stores, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has bought solar power from three solar power providers--BP Solar, SunEdison LLC and PowerLight, a subsidiary of SunPower Corp.--for 22 combined Wal-Mart stores, Sam's Clubs and a distribution center in Hawaii and California.
The total solar power production from the 22 sites is estimated to be as much as 20 million kilowatt-hour a year. When fully implemented, the Bentonville retail giant said the aggregate purchase could be one of the United States', if not the world's, top 10 solar power initiatives.
"We are taking aggressive steps towards our ...