When you have a big retail space, it makes a lot of sense on the surface to cover the whole roof in solar panels. After all, there's space and generating renewable energy is a good
When you have a big retail space, it makes a lot of sense on the surface to cover the whole roof in solar panels. After all, there’s space and generating renewable energy is a good thing. But even the largest stores can only cover around half of their electricity needs taking that approach. Even adding solar over the parking lot can only take you so far. On top of the space limitation, there’s the issue of efficiency.
“Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth,” said Ron Jarvis, chief sustainability officer for The Home Depot. “With this purchase, we are getting a step closer to our goal to produce or procure 100% renewable electricity equivalent to the needs of our facilities. We anticipate about three-quarters of our alternative and renewable energy capacity will come from solar energy by the end of 2023.
Home Depot also included a link that made me feel a lot better about shopping with the company for my home improvement supplies, where it described some of its other efforts. It has also cut back on its electricity usage. In 2021, Home Depot triumphantly completed its multi-year initiative to upgrade American stores with energy efficient LED lighting. An incredible 383 stores were retrofitted throughout the fiscal year, illuminating all store aisles across America and its neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada. These US shops now consume about 30% less electricity than those that rely on traditional lighting sources.
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