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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.”
