Kohl's to Power Its Stores With Solar Energy
Posted on: Wednesday, 14 May 2008, 09:00 CDT
Kohl's Department Stores has announced that it plans to convert more than 50 of its existing New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland locations to solar power, representing nearly 80% of its locations in these three states.
The company said that it currently operates 34 stores in New Jersey, 17 in Connecticut and 16 in Maryland.
Initial construction for the East Coast solar conversions began in January 2008. On average, solar panels provide 30% of a store's annual energy or enough to power 54 homes annually. The total East Coast program is expected to offset 370 million pounds of CO2 over the 20-year program and is equivalent to removing more than 36,200 cars from the road for one year.
Ken Bonning, executive vice president of logistics for Kohl's, said: "Our solar program is one of many ways Kohl's is working to become a leading environmentally responsible retailer. We launched our California solar initiative one year ago and are excited to add East Coast locations to the program, making Kohl's distributed solar power program the largest in the world among retailers."
Source: Datamonitor
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