I work for a retail supercenter in the midwest called meijer. We have approximately 200 retail outlets each about 100,000 square feet. I was wondering if it would be feasible to convert our stores to solar energy? I am not in charge of undertaking such a large project and I've bounced the idea off a couple collegues and they seem to think It's a great idea. The one we spoke with said that he doesn't believe it would be enough power to run our freezes units and HVAC units in a retail environment. I don't believe any of this has been attempted on this large of scale and was hoping to get feedback from people who know better than i. Thank you for your time and i would appreciate anything you can give so that i can get some more insight.
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Contact the Rocky Mountain Institute
They are a pro-business environmental think tank that has done tons of research and analysis on just this kind of situation, and have consulted on a lot of projects like yours. You'll find a lot of supporting info on their website to start with, but I would definitely consider dropping them an email or giving them a call. Wonderful idea, by the way!