CUSTOMER CASE STUDY Walmart Meets Energy Goals with Bloom Energy Servers Walmart has recognized the business opportunity and environmental urgency for adopting renewable energy. Accordingly, they are working towards supplying their operations with 100 percent renewable energy. Why Bloom? The deployment of on-site renewable energy generation is a key element to Walmart's corporate sustainability strategy to operate at everyday low cost while being a good steward of the environment. Walmart evaluates their energy vendors with the same rigor applied to all of their suppliers. Consequently, they require a renewable energy solution that cannot only make a major contribution to their sustainability targets and reduce energy costs, but also have the capability to supply continuous power to stores, even during critical grid outages. Implementation Walmart installed its first Bloom Energy Server at its Lancaster, CA store in 2009, and today has more than 40 Bloom installations at stores and distribution centers in California. Most of Walmart's Bloom servers are powered by biogas, resulting in even greater carbon reductions. The electricity provided by Bloom servers varies by location but can provide up to 60-75% of the facilities’ electrical load. © Bloom Energy Corporation 2015. All Rights Reserved. Industry Retail Fortune 500 Rank (2013) 1 Established 1962 Headquarters Bentonville, AR Web Site http://corporate.walmart.com/ Bloom Installations 40+ Projects in CA and CT Objective Walmart seeks an energy solution that will help them achieve their renewable energy targets while contributing to lower costs and providing the potential to supply continuous power to stores, even during critical grid outages. “ At Walmart, our goal is to be supplied by 100 percent renewable energy. To do this, we are considering a number of emerging technologies, including Bloom Energy, to ensure they work for our business, help lower costs for our customers, and reduce our impact on the environment. We hope to use our scale to help bring these technologies to market in a fast and cost effective way.” – Bill Simon, Former Chief Executive Officer, Walmart U.S. Bloom Energy 1252 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 T 408 543 1500 F 408 543 1501 [email protected] www.bloomenergy.com

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CUSTOMER CASE STUDY

Walmart Meets Energy Goals with Bloom EnergyServers

Walmart has recognized the business opportunity and environmental urgency for adopting renewable energy. Accordingly, they are working towards supplying their operations with 100 percent renewable energy.

Why Bloom? The deployment of on-site renewable energy generation is a key elementto Walmart's corporate sustainability strategy to operate at everyday lowcost while being a good steward of the environment. Walmart evaluatestheir energy vendors with the same rigor applied to all of their suppliers.Consequently, they require a renewable energy solution that cannotonly make a major contribution to their sustainability targets and reduceenergy costs, but also have the capability to supply continuous power tostores, even during critical grid outages.

ImplementationWalmart installed its first Bloom Energy Server at its Lancaster, CA storein 2009, and today has more than 40 Bloom installations at stores anddistribution centers in California. Most of Walmart's Bloom servers arepowered by biogas, resulting in even greater carbon reductions. Theelectricity provided by Bloom servers varies by location but can provideup to 60-75% of the facilities’ electrical load.

IndustryRetail

Fortune 500 Rank (2013)1

Established1962

HeadquartersBentonville, AR

Web Sitehttp://corporate.walmart.com/

Bloom Installations40+ Projects in CA and CT

ObjectiveWalmart seeks an energy solution that will help them achieve their renewable energy targets while contributing to lower costs and providing the potential to supply continuous power to stores, even during critical grid outages.

“ At Walmart, our goal is to be supplied by 100 percent renewable energy. To do this, we are considering a number of emerging technologies, including Bloom Energy, to ensure they work for our business, help lower costs for our customers, and reduce our impact on the environment. We hope to use our scale to help bring these technologies to market in a fast and cost effective way.”

– Bill Simon, Former Chief Executive Officer, Walmart U.S.

Bloom Energy1252 Orleans DriveSunnyvale, CA 94089

T 408 543 1500F 408 543 1501

[email protected]