Energy Store eyes renewables market

HOLLYWOOD, Fla., June 19 (UPI) -- A new concept of retail store has opened in Hollywood, Fla., called The Energy Store, which is set to take advantage of the booming renewable energy market.

One of only a handful of stores of its kind across the country, The Energy Store offers a wide variety of energy-saving and renewable energy products and solutions for sale to people who are interested in saving energy, saving money and saving the environment.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer Paul Farren created the chain in response to the desire of consumers, businesses and contractors to purchase energy saving items in a comfortable retail environment.

The new store in Florida will sell solar panels, chargers, inverters and efficient appliances like washers. It also offers refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners that run on solar panels and deep cell batteries, as well as environmentally friendly, nonmetallic hot water heaters that are guaranteed for as long as you live in your home.

The Energy Store manufactures its own line of energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs called PhotoClear that company officials say are quicker starting and more pleasingly color balanced to a whiter white.

The new retail store has built roofs for display where customers can see how actual products such as solar panels, daylighting tubes and attic fans actually look and work when installed.

Officials say The Energy Store will also carry a line of quiet, portable, smart-generator gadgets like LED flashlights, headlights, solar phone chargers and tools and instruments for solar contractors.