Big users tap so­lar, waste-to-en­ergy op­tions

They are among the heav­i­est users of en­ergy—to power shop­ping malls, fac­to­ries or mine sites. They can opt to buy ev­ery­thing from power pro­duc­ers but they now find it sen­si­ble to con­vert free re­sources around them—such as sun­light or agro-in­dus­trial waste—to meet more of their en­ergy re­quire­ments. It’s not a cheap process but the cost…