Big roofs mean big solar at top U.S. retailers
“I know this looks like a typical Walmart,” President Obama said, speaking from the aisles of a store in Mountain View, California. “But it’s different.”
Why? Several years ago, Walmart covered the roof of this giant California store with solar panels, and a number of big retailers such as Target and IKEA are following suit. If every U.S. supermarket and shopping center converted underused roof space to solar panels, it could generate enough clean energy to power 7 million homes.
Turning a bright idea into reality
What’s driving this change? Retailers are finding that solar is good for business.
“No one’s sitting in a Walmart board room trying to think of ways to spend more money,” said Tom Kimbis of the Solar Energy Industries Association. Read More…