Stop & Shop Proposes Solar, Wind Turbines for Massachusetts Store

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March 29, 2012

Stop & Shop proposes to feature at a new store in Wayland, Mass., electric vehicle charging stations, LED parking lot lights, solar panels and wind turbines, among other green initiatives, which could earn it Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification.

Plans for the location were recently presented to the Wayland Planning Board meeting and await approval, according to the Wayland Patch.

The LED lights will save approximately about 1.4 percent of the store’s annual electricity requirements, according t the report. Meanwhile the wind turbines under consideration are a vertical-blade system rather than the better-known horizontal-blade system. The vertical turbines are significantly less noisy than the horizontal turbines and are also more efficient in lower-wind settings, according to Kalu Watanabe, a representative with Wing Power Energy, the company that would provide the turbines if the store plans are approved.

“Think of it as a very aerodynamic weathervane,” Watanabe said. “We don’t need to spin as fast as a horizontal [wind turbine] to create the same amount of power because of the torque,” noting that wind turbines generate more power per square foot than solar panels. He estimated that the wind turbines will generate about 1 percent of the Stop & Shop store’s energy needs.

The solar panels are expected to supply about 10 percent of the store’s overall energy needs. The Wayland store would mark Stop & Shops first foray into electric vehicle charging stations, featuring nine charging stations.

Stop & Shop hopes to open the new store by Thanksgiving.

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