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Walmart, Tesla settle solar panel fire lawsuit
Walmart and Tesla settled a lawsuit this week that Walmart filed in August accusing the energy company of negligence after rooftop solar panels caught on fire.
Walmart enters into two wind VPPAs totaling 366 MW
Walmart entered into two VPPAs to procure more than 366 MW from wind projects in different U.S. energy markets all under a single procurement process, advancing the company toward its goal of powering 50% of operations with renewable energy by the end of 2025.
Walmart settles with FPL on community solar program
Walmart reached a settlement this week with Florida Power and Light confirming their ability to receive RECs from a 1,490 MW community solar program that the utility has in the works.
Walmart working with Tesla to fix faulty solar panels
Walmart and Tesla are working to resolve a dispute over faulty rooftop solar panels that caught fire at seven retail locations even as the lawsuit, filed August 20 in New York State Supreme Court, continues.
DE Forum Presentation: Walmart's Distributed Energy Journey - Past, Present and Future
Smart Energy Decisions' recent Distributed Energy Forum focused on creating and executing strategies to maximize opportunities from the deployment of distributed energy resources by large power users. We begin our series of event presentations with the opening keynote from Joby Carlson, director of global sustainability, Walmart.
Walmart signs for community solar in MN
Walmart has reached an agreement to subscribe to 36 of US Solar's community solar gardens located throughout the state of Minnesota. The deal will provide energy to Walmart locations in 13 separate counties. The first gardens have completed construction; the remainder are expected to be online by the first half of 2020.
Walmart's inaugural ESG Report
Walmart has issued its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, which details the company's goals, progress, and achievements for fiscal year 2019 towards its commitment to build sustainability in supply chains and activate climate change initiatives.
Walmart signs 46 solar PPAs across 5 states
Walmart Inc. has executed 46 PPAs to provide solar power at its operations in five states. These solar installations will produce more than 65,000,000 kWh of renewable energy annually and are expected to supply approximately 10-60 percent of each stores' overall electricity use.
Walmart partners on finance options for supply chain sustainability
Walmart suppliers who demonstrate progress in their sustainability credentials will have access to improved financing from HSBC, thanks to a partnership between the two companies.
Walmart reports Project Gigaton progress, offers emissions calculator
Walmart announced that in the first two years of Project Gigaton, the company’s suppliers have combined to avoid more than 93 million metric tons of emissions as they head toward the goal of one gigaton (1 billion metric tons) by 2030.
Virginia denies Walmart aggregation petition
The State Corporation Commission of Virginia has denied a petition by Walmart to aggregate 164 store locations in the state in order to purchase renewable energy from third-party suppliers because it would shift a financial burden to remaining customers.
Webinar replay: Buyer aggregation - an emerging path for renewable energy purchasers
This webinar, sponsored by EDF Renewables, will provide an overview of the emerging trend of buyer aggregation. Not every major energy buyer is able to take down a significant volume of renewable energy to secure the lowest pricing. Enter the aggregation model
Walmart plans 23 MW Illinois solar farm
Walmart plans to install a mix of rooftop and ground-mount solar panels at 19 of its stores and two distributions across Illinois, expected to total approximately 23 MW.
Walmart and Cargill join for wind VPPA
Cargill and Walmart are sharing the offtake of a new wind farm in South Dakota. Walmart first announced an agreement in April to purchase 150MW of wind power from Geronimo Energy’s 200MW Crocker Wind Farm. Cargil followed on October with the announcement of a 12-year VPPA for the remaining 50MW of the project.
Walmart announces trio of wind PPAs
Walmart has signed three PPAs for a total of 223 megawatts of wind power. These agreements will enable the construction of three new utility-scale wind farms in the states of Illinois and Indiana.
Walmart shoppers save with LED lighting
Walmart announced Oct. 4 that it's customers successfully saved 1.2 billion kWh of electricity use over the last two years through the purchase of energy-efficient LED light bulbs over traditional bulbs.
Walmart's 2018 Global Responsibility Report Summary
Walmart's 2018 Global Responsibility Report Summary highlights progress made by the company in the past year, led by the company's groundbreaking Project Gigaton, which has been called "corporate America's moon shot."
Ohio businesses back 2.2 GW of solar
Large corporations with operations in Ohio—including JPMorgan Chase, Owens Corning, Walmart, and Whirlpool—announced their support for a 2.2-gigawatt solar goal for Ohio by 2030. The companies will offer their corporate logos for use in promoting this goal.
Webinar: Walmart's Project Gigaton - Driving RE in the supply chain
Walmart's Project Gigaton is a bold global initiative that best exemplifies the emerging dynamic of supply chain initiatives as an important growth engine for renewable energy sourcing.
SED launches Supply Chain Initiative
Walmart has become the first member of the Smart Energy Decisions’ Supply Chain Initiative. Developed as an extension of SED’s Renewable Energy Sourcing Initiative, this new program is designed to help early adopters of renewable energy engage with their supply chains while helping their suppliers by delivering renewable energy sourcing education, peer-to-peer networking, and connections to renewable energy suppliers.
Walmart gets patent for crypto-powered grid
Walmart was awarded a patent for an on-demand electrical grid that will be powered by Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency.
Walmart announces Project Gigaton progress, plans for expanding EV charging
Walmart announced that suppliers have reported reducing more than 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions in the global value chain, as part of the company’s Project Gigaton initiative. This progress was shared at Walmart’s annual Sustainability Milestone Summit
Infographic: Walmart's Project Gigaton in China
Walmart is bringing Project Gigaton to China. With the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its China value chain by 50 million metric tons by 2030, the company expects to enroll all of its export and domestic suppliers in China into this emissions reduction program
Walmart brings Project Gigaton to China
Walmart announced on Mar. 29 the launch of Project Gigaton in China, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its China value chain by 50 million metric tons by 2030. The company expects to enroll all of its export and domestic suppliers in China
SWEPCO announces agreement supporting Wind Catcher
Southwestern Electric Power (SWEPCo) announced on Feb. 20 a settlement agreement in the company’s request for approval of the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. The agreement includes SWEPCO, Walmart Stores Inc. and Sam’s
Walmart saves $100 million in energy with LEDs
Walmart Stores Inc. has installed more than 1.5 million LED fixtures in more than 6,000 locations, the company announced on January 16 at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show.
Massachusetts awards $20M in energy storage grants
A proposal from Advanced Microgrid Systems to install energy storage systems at two Walmart locations in Massachusetts is one of 26 projects that have been awarded state funding totaling more than $20 million.
Walmart, Meijer & more reserve Tesla electric Semis
A number of large companies have begun to place orders for Tesla's recently unveiled all-electric heavy-duty Semi truck, Bloomberg News reported Nov. 17.
RESF day two: How GM aligned its energy, finance teams toward 100% renewables & more from Florida
Kicking off day two of the Smart Energy Decisions Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum, GM's Rob Threlkeld shared tips for energy teams to work alongside their finance departments to achieve big renewable energy goals: "You need to get a good solid mix of short-term goals and what you've got to do to for the long-term vision.
Webinar: Knocking on the utilities' door – a closer look at green tariffs
As commercial and industrial companies increasingly commit to corporate sustainability goals, the executives responsible for energy and sustainability management are faced with a variety of alternatives for increasing their use of renewable energy.
