SolarCity Installing Projects at Walmart Facilities Over the
Next Four Years
SolarCity today announced it has entered into contract with Walmart
for the installation of new solar projects at facilities in up to 36
states over the next four years. SolarCity has completed more than 200
solar projects at Walmart locations since 2010. SolarCity has also
installed and tested energy storage projects co-located with solar
power generation at 13 Walmart facilities since early 2013, and will be
incorporating ten additional storage projects in the next year.
Since the company’s last announcement in 2013, SolarCity has installed
nearly 50 solar projects for Walmart including:
— Arizona – 10 carport and 2 rooftop projects totaling more than 5
megawatts
— California – 12 rooftop and 3 carport projects totaling 6.3 megawatts
— New York – 4 rooftop projects totaling 1.6 megawatts
— Oregon – 3 rooftop projects totaling 283 kilowatts
— Puerto Rico – 13 rooftop projects totaling 2.9 megawatts
Walmart is also at the forefront of commercializing storage technology
and was a pilot customer for SolarCity’s energy storage system for
businesses. Since early 2013, Walmart has tested 13 battery storage
projects with solar installations across California to provide
additional savings to Walmart by using stored electricity to lower peak
demand charges. The next ten solar energy storage projects will each
use a larger 200 kilowatt (400 kilowatt hour) battery, expanding
battery storage capabilities as well as further reducing energy
expense.
SolarCity has created 5,000 permanent American jobs since it initiated
its first project with Walmart in 2010.
Walmart is the top commercial solar energy user in the United States
according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and the
largest on-site renewable energy user in America according to EPA’s
Green Power Partnership
