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Home Depot Using Hydrogen Energy at Stores

Liz Lichtenberger July 7, 2016 Industry News

The Home Depot is continuing to expand its use of hydrogen energy and plans to use the power to generate electricity at 200 stores by the end of this year.

The company’s goal is to use hydrogen fuel cells, which generate energy through a chemical reaction, in 10 percent of its stores in 2016, according to an article from Fortune.

The big-box retailer has already been using hydrogen power to run warehouse forklifts, improving the sustainability and energy efficiency of its operations, the company says.

Chris Berg, Home Depot’s vice president of operations, told Fortune that the fuel cells may especially decrease energy costs “in states like California and New York, where electricity rates are high and additional incentives are available for cleaner power options.”

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About Liz Lichtenberger

Liz is the special projects editor for Hardware Retailing magazine. She reports on news and trends, visits retailers, and attends industry events. She graduated from Xavier University, where she earned a degree in English and Spanish and was a member of the swim team. Liz is a Louisville, Kentucky, native who lives in Indianapolis with her husband and two children. She enjoys swimming, reading, doing home improvement projects around her house and cheering on her two favorite basketball teams, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Xavier Musketeers.