Home Depot to adopt Energy Conservation measures in its US stores
12 Sep '05
3 min read
Home Depot, a leading US retail chain in home improvement industry, warehouse stores and assortment of products in response to the government's call to conserve energy in light of the recent hurricane, announced it will implement energy-saving measures in all of its US stores.
In addition, the company says it is increasing its efforts to educate consumers about products and services that can help save money and conserve natural resources during this critical period.
The Home Depot will voluntarily implement conservation measures in all of its stores until further notice. Measures include reducing the use of ceiling lights in stores equipped with skylights and cutting back illumination of lighting displays by five hours per day, per store. The company estimates these actions alone will save approximately 15 million kilowatt hours per month, enough to power 17,400 homes per month. In addition, the company will challenge its associates to be especially vigilant about energy consumption throughout store operations.
The company also will implement energy-saving measures in its US store support facilities and has a similar program in place in its 123 Canadian stores.
"As it help empower consumers to reduce their energy costs through products and services, company also believes it is right for them to reduce company's consumption and help contribute to the country's energy conservation efforts at this time," said Bob Nardelli, Chairman, President & CEO of The Home Depot.
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