{"id":12609,"date":"2018-06-18T11:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/06\/18\/news-6377\/"},"modified":"2018-06-18T11:00:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T19:00:40","slug":"news-6377","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/06\/18\/news-6377\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Money, Live Better (and Greener): Walmart Doubles Renewable Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: John Powers| Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 17:19:01 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Thanks to Walmart suppliers, a reported 20 million<\/em> metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions have been avoided in the last year as a result of Project Gigaton\u2014an aggressive initiative with suppliers to reduce value chain emissions<\/a> by one billion metric tons by 2030.<\/p>\n

And the team is not stopping there.\u00a0 Walmart has also made significant strides towards their goal to be supplied globally with 50% renewable energy by 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe early success of Project Gigaton parallels ongoing progress in our operational efforts that seek to double our U.S. renewable energy use\u2026\u201d said Kathleen McLaughlin, senior vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In case you missed it, the company recently announced two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in the U.S. These projects represent the first VPPAs across Walmart\u2019s renewable energy portfolio, and will produce 300 MW of wind energy in total\u2014enough energy to power the majority of electricity needed for all Walmart stores, Sam\u2019s Clubs, and distribution centers across seven Midwestern states.<\/p>\n

That’s equivalent to about 120,000 homes’ worth of clean, renewable energy annually.<\/p>\n

Other renewable energy initiatives include expanding onsite solar with 130 new installments across 22 states and Puerto Rico, as well collaborations to obtain an additional 182 million kWh of clean energy annually for U.S. retail locations.<\/p>\n

Walmart’s cumulative success puts the company right on track to more than double<\/strong> the amount of renewable energy it uses in the U.S. and increase global renewable supply over its current 28 percent.<\/p>\n

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Walmart is clearly a leader in sustainability.\u00a0 Yet, it\u2019s noteworthy that their team prioritizes saving their customers money so they can live better.\u00a0 It\u2019s exciting to be in an era when renewable energy decisions not only have environmental value, but also help lower energy costs and drive business value.<\/p>\n

To learn more about how power purchase agreements can help your organization achieve its renewable energy goals, we invite you to download our guide: Accelerate Your Energy Strategy with Power Purchase Agreements<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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