Sam’s Club First U.S. Retailer to Install On-Site Micro-Wind Farm – Walmart is Next

Walmart continues its image overhaul. One of America's largest corporations continues its "move" toward more sustainable, energy efficient and green business practices:



Retailers Sam’s Club and parent company Walmart (NYSE:WMT), are adding wind energy to help power two stores in the United States.

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17 micro-wind turbines were recently installed at the Sam’s Club store in sunny Palmdale, California. The Skystream turbines, from Massachusetts-based DeerPath Energy Inc., are expected to generate about 76,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually or up to 5 percent of the store’s energy needs.

Taking advantage of the windy location, the turbines sit atop the 48-foot-tall streetlamps located in the store’s parking lot.

According to the company press release, the installation marks the first time a U.S. retailer has installed a major number of small wind turbines on parking lot light poles to help support the energy needs of the store.

Link: http://www.energyboom.com/wind/sam%E2%80%99s-club-first-us-retailer-install-site-micro-wind-farm-%E2%80%93-walmart-next

Their problem is how they treat American workers and what their impact does to everyone around them.

Kinda how I felt about Microsoft and their dirty ways...BUT...found out they're real big on gay rights.

I don't know if I should still despise them for their business practices or take my allies wherever I can find them.