Cleantech Open National Conference 2012Has Cleantech Finally Arrived?

Rahul Raj Director, Sustainability

+ Merchandising innovationWalmart.com

Rahul RajDirector of Sustainability & Merchandising InnovationWalmart.com rwr3peat

To be supplied 100% by renewable energyTo create zero waste

To sell products that sustain people and the environment

Building scale

Driving down the cost of renewable energy

Development & installation of new renewable energy

projects

Securing cost-effective, stable energy pricing that meets or beats utility power pricing

Distributed Energy

Utility-scale,offsite generation

Grid-connected & other green power

purchases

3rd largest U.S. green power

purchaser in their ranking overall

2nd largest onsite green power

generators in the U.S.

2nd largest purchaser of green power among U.S.

retailers

3rd largest green power purchaser

in the Fortune 500

For all types of renewable projects: 1. Renewable resource availability. 2. Mature technologies & providers. 3. Finance capital availability.4. Government incentives.5. Cost of electricity.

For offsite utility scale projects:6. Favorable regulatory framework.7. Grid reliability.

For onsite distributed generation projects:8. Rooftop rights.9. Permitting & regulatory freedom.

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