Depending on how often you hang out in department stores, it's quite possible that next time you shop in Debenhams you could find yourself basking in heat and light provided entirely by renewable sources. This is because the chain has just signed a first of its kind deal that will ensure all of its electricity comes from 'green' energy.
Scottish Power has agreed that Debenhams will be supplied with 35 MW of green energy per month, enough to light and heat 50,000 homes. This should be enough to cover every one of its 172 stores. This is a major step forward for the renewables sector, and will be seen as a shining example of how greener electricity can work every bit as well as the more polluting sort. Let's hope that Debenhams' shoppers will be inspired by the plan and take the idea of greener energy to the one place it most needs to get established: at home.
[via The Independent]
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