Wal-Mart green steps

In 2005 Wal-Mart set a goal of being 100% reliant on renewable energy. Since then their efforts have been impressive. the new projects they have launched have been successful at least in one benchmark, having the renewable energy cost the same or less than traditional power. So far 90% of their efforts have met that requirement.

Since 2008, Wal-Mart's solar facilities at 31 stores in California and Hawaii have cut energy costs by $1 million. The solar panels produce up to 30% of the facilities' energy. Wal-mart has also opened new stores that are 25% more energy efficient than prior stores. Even its travel fleet, through better route planning, has become 60% more efficient.

Wal-Mart is second to Kimberly-Clark (177 million kilowatt hours through biomass) by producing 37 million kilowatt hours through biomass, solar, and wind power.