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Walmart Wind Energy
More than fifty retail electric companies including giant TXU Energy are offering customers in Texas a tiered energy plan that couples slightly higher rates during the daytime and free electricity during the night. This is possible because Texas has more wind power than any other state and since the wind blows strongest at night there is an over-abundance of cheap energy. Since most of this energy cannot be shipped out of state it is offered to customers free to encourage them to shift most of their electrical use to off peak times. A shift to off peak electrical use may avoid the possibility of building another costly power plant.
More than fifty retail electric companies including giant TXU Energy are offering customers in Texas a tiered energy plan that couples slightly higher rates during the daytime and free electricity during the night. This is possible because Texas has more wind power than any other state and since the wind blows strongest at night there is an over-abundance of cheap energy. Since most of this energy cannot be shipped out of state it is offered to customers free to encourage them to shift most of their electrical use to off peak times. A shift to off peak electrical use may avoid the possibility of building another costly power plant.
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== Walmart Purchases Wind Farm Energy ==
Walmart contracted to purchase 58 percent of the estimated output from Pattern Energy Group’s new Logan’s Gap Wind farm in Texas under a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement .
The 87-turbine facility was fully operational in October 2015 and the 200-megawatt facility is expected assist Walmart in its goal of using 100% renewable energy to power their stores. The agreement however does not give Walmart responsibility for installing, operating, or maintaining the wind farm. Although the power rate has not been disclosed, a spokesman said the price is at or below utility prices.
<ref>[http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/10/walmart-leaps-towards-100-renewable-energy-wind-deal/]</ref>