Walmart Program

COMPLETED: December 2010
CLIENT: BP Solar

Project Summary

These rooftop solar projects are for Walmart were secured by our customer BP Solar as a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Walmart consumes and pays for the solar energy produced on their rooftop at a predictable rate for 20 years.

Blue Oak Energy Scope

Full scope engineering and overall project engineer of record for complete construction documents. Blue Oak Energy also performed construction administration and onsite construction management for the project’s installation phases.

Project Goals

In 2007, Wal-Mart launched a solar power pilot project to determine solar viability for their store portfolio. The pilot program consisted of 22 sites across California and Hawaii. On Earth Day, March 22, 2009 Wal-Mart announced plans to double the size of their solar initiative by putting solar rooftop arrays on an additional 20 stores in California. These projects are part of an aggressive environmental campaign that Wal-Mart started in 2005 and continues today.

System Specifications

Key Features

• Blue Oak Energy served as the overall solar project designer on this portfolio from initial site scoping to final system initialization.
• The project sites are all active retail stores and could not be interrupted by the solar project construction activities.
• Due to the program’s success, Walmart continues to install photovoltaic systems on their store rooftops in select locations.