Whole Foods plans massive rooftop solar installation

Whole Foods Market today announced it will be retrofitting 100 or more of its 438 stores with rooftop solar panels.

The solar panels will come from two suppliers. SolarCity said up to 100 Whole Foods stores will receive solar panels beginning this spring; NRG announced it's planning to install panels on 84 stores or distribution centers in nine states.

When completed, the solar panels from NRG are expected to generate up to 13.8 megawatts (MW) of solar power, NRG said.

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