Walgreens will install solar arrays at its Connecticut drugstores, part of the company’s plan to solarize 200 stores in six states.
This latest expansion in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and California will bring the total number of solarized Walgreens to 350.
The company estimates the arrays will produce 13.5 million kilowatt hours annually, enough to power 1,400 homes per year.
Through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge, Walgreens plans to reduce its chainwide energy consumption 20 percent by 2020. Other efforts include waste reduction, upgraded lighting, and energy management systems.
