Walmart Rolling Forward Increases in Energy Efficiency and Renewables Usage

摘要

Walmart president and ceo Mike Duke announced the company's next step on the path to achieving its goal of being supplied 100 percent by renewable energy. Unveiled at Walmart's Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting, the company committed to achieving the following by Dec. 31, 2020: 1.Drive the production or procurement of 7 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy globally every year, a 600 percent increase over 2010 levels 2.Reduce the kilowatt-hours-per-square-foot energy intensity required to power Walmart's buildings globally by 20 percent compared to 2010 levels Since it is such a giant entity,Walmart's six-fold increase in renewableenergy projects serves as a case study for the electrical industry.