Dive Summary:
- Walmart will install solar panels on 12 of its stores throughout Ohio, adding about 6,000,000 kWh of generation production annually; the project is a joint effort between the retail chain and SolarCity.
- The new installations are expected to supply between 5 and 20 percent of each store's total electricity use and Green Energy Ohio says that the plan already represents almost a tenth of all the solar currently installed in Ohio.
- The systems will be installed in stores located in Mason, Xenia, Greenville, Austintown, Middletown, Franklin, Youngstown, Toledo, Milford, Loveland and Cincinnati.
From the article:
"Walmart's installation of solar on 12 store rooftops is the largest solar commitment ever made by a retail business in Ohio," notes Bill Spratley, executive director of Green Energy Ohio. "At more than four and a half megawatts, it represents almost a tenth of all the solar installed in Ohio currently." ...