To date, Wal-Mart Stores has been dabbling in renewable energy at a couple of "experimental stores." Now it's getting ready for a bigger push into solar power. The retail giant isn't saying much about the order, but one clean-tech consultant who has seen the RFP (request for proposal) says it could amount to some 100 megawatts of power over the next five years.
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