Safeway Unveils its First Solar-Powered Grocery Store

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http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsNAPR867.htm

Safeway Inc., one of the largest retail investors in renewable energy, today announced a new environmental project to power 23 California stores with renewable solar energy. The company installed solar panels atop a newly renovated Safeway Lifestyle store in Dublin, California and plans to extend the program to nearly two dozen stores as part of a broader renewable energy initiative.

Congressman Jerry McNerney joined Safeway officials on a tour of the Dublin store's rooftop solar panel array. The unit is currently generating electricity to power the 55,000-square-foot retail facility.

"I applaud Safeway for its commitment to sustainability and for being an environmental leader among California-based companies," said Congressman McNerney. "Their Dublin solar project stands as a model for other companies to invest in the same renewable energy technology in California and elsewhere."

Solar equipment at the Dublin Safeway store and other planned locations will produce approximately 7,500 megawatt hours of electricity per year, enough to provide 20 percent of the stores' average power usage and up to 48 percent of power usage during the peak hours. The entire Dublin Safeway facility utilizes renewable energy. The store's on-site retail fuel station already is powered by wind energy.

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[stuntcat]

1. my Safeway issue :(

I used to only shop at Safeway, then I found out they've helped fund a lot of Republican's campaigns, so I switched to Giant since they give so much money to NPR. But now I hear that Safeway also supports NPR, and then there's this^^, when environmental stuff is about all I care about any more since everything else is meaningless when we're fycking up the future. So I just don't know if I should keep trying to buy Blue groceries :shrug: because this is great news!