Australian government loans $100m to install EV chargers and solar panels at Bunnings and Officeworks stores
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#6Y9A5)
Work to upgrade facilities at Bunnings and Officeworks sites is expected to be completed by the end of this year
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Wesfarmers has secured a $100m loan with the government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation to install more solar panels, batteries and EV chargers at its Bunnings and Officeworks stores.
The chief executive of the CEFC, Ian Learmonth, said he hoped the financing package at the high-profile stores would help create a ripple effect" through the commercial sector, where the uptake of rooftop solar has been slower than across residential properties.
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