Wal- Mart Stores in Texas to be Powered by Wind Energy

November 21, 2008

Wal- Mart Stores Inc. is set to become the first major retailer to buy energy directly from a specific wind project. The corporation signed an agreement to purchase wind energy from Texas based Duke Energy Corp. that would cover 15% of its energy needs in hundreds of stores in Texas.

The project will supply around 226 million kilowatt- hours of renewable power each year which will come at a fixed price unlike conventional sources of energy such as natural gas whose prices keep fluctuating.

This step by the retail giant comes after their announcement earlier this year, to cut down their global plastic shopping bag waste by one third per store by 2013. Last year they announced their plans to equip 22 locations in Hawaii and California with solar panels to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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