that they are the nations largest energy user? Wouldn't surprise me. Shy of maybe some company that owns a lot of manufacturuing facilities.
And most Walmart stores are indeed single story. And 24 hours a day, and in places where weather patterns means not much sunlight. Just sunlight isnt enough. On 1/14/07, Stephen A. Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Terry Blanton wrote: > http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070108/0200554.html > > "SuperVision "SuperMag" Designs New Power Systems for Wal-Mart to > Solve $1 Billion Power Bill Problem > Monday January 8, 4:00 am ET > > > LOS ANGELES, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Jan 8, 2007 -- SuperVision > Entertainment Inc. (Other OTC:SVET.PK - News) -- Wal-Mart, the world's > biggest retailer, is experimenting with a green building strategy > aimed at cutting stores' energy usage. > In a recent news release from Wal-Mart, it was disclosed that the > company is the nation's largest private energy user. That is the weirdest news I've seen in a long time! Is it for-real true, or is it just chaff thrown out as part of a phony pump-and-dump story? Anybody know for sure? > The 2074 > supercenters located in the United States use an average of 1.5 > million kilowatt-hours per year. Combined that is enough energy to > power Chile. > > The 3,800-store chain's annual power bill totals a staggering $1 > BILLION. Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott has committed to a corporate plan to > reduce that amount by almost 30%, and is investing $500 million a year > under a corporate program to prove out sustainable innovations. > > The company has opened two experimental stores in Texas and Colorado > as test laboratories for various alternate power sources. The testing, > conducted by The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Oak Ridge > National Laboratory, is ongoing. They have already determined that LED > lights have provided an excellent savings, but roof mounted solar > panels and wind turbines have proved less successful." > > <more> > > What do you think, Jones? Steorn technology? > > Terry >
-- That which yields isn't always weak.
