WIND TO POWER WALMART DE MEXICO Y CENTROAMERICA

Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica to Use Wind Power to Operate 348 Stores; Reduces roughly 137,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas annually - the equivalent of taking 21,000 cars off the road.
May 6, 2010 (PR Newswire via MarketWatch)

"… 348 of [Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica ‘s] self-service stores, pricing clubs, and restaurants in Mexico City, State of Mexico, and Morelos, will use wind-powered energy* from "Oaxaca I Lamatalaventosa Wind Farm," located in Oaxaca…"

[Scot Rank, President/CEO, Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica:] "The Oaxaca I Lamatalaventosa Wind Farm is one of the projects that will enable Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica to meet its objective of having 100% of its units operate with renewable energy sources by 2025…[T]his farm supplies wind energy to more points throughout our country than any other of its kind… reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by 137,000 tons, which in turn is tantamount to taking 21,000 vehicles off the roads…"

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"…[Mexico’s] Energy Ministry and the Federal Electricity Commission [provided key] support in turning the operation of the "Oaxaca I Lamatalaventosa Wind Farm" into a reality….including a supply partnership between Electrica del Valle de Mexico and Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica, with the latter supplying, installing, and implementing the project. The farm is located at La Ventosa, Oaxaca. It has 27 2.5 MW turbines, that is, almost double the capacity of current turbines which enable them to generate a total of 67.5 MW."

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"Energy will be transported through Mexican Electrical System channels; hence the Energy Ministry and the Federal Electricity Commission were instrumental in the implementation of the project.

"The "Oaxaca I Lamatalaventosa Wind Park" is part of Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica's commitment to sustainability, which includes generating zero pollutant water discharges by reducing, reusing, and recycling waste and packaging, and expanding the assortment of environment-friendly items."