Back in May 2007 Beyond Petroleum (BP) and Walmart announced that they will be working together to install solar power for twenty two of Wal-Mart’s locations in both California and Hawaii. As is the trend with many other large companies such as Hewlett Packard, Google, and General Motors, Wal-Mart will pay no up front costs to have these solar panels installed and maintained by BP, instead, they will be responsible for paying BP to use the energy being produced.
This is a great partnership because many of Wal-Mart’s largest buildings have massive roof tops which can support large solar arrays. Since Wal-Mart has stores all around the world it represents a deep partnership for BP and since Walmart is always looking for ways to bring you “every day low prices” this rental style business model is a great fit.
Wal-Mart Solar Interview (middle of video, 1:45)
