ST. PAUL, Minn. — Cub Foods, a division of Minneapolis-based Supervalu, released details of its new green supermarket here last week. For example, the 62,900-square-foot store will feature 44 skylights that will illuminate 75% of the store’s regularly occupied spaces using a solar-powered GPS system that tracks and redirects sunlight as needed. In addition, the store will feature the first commercial parking lot in Minnesota to be illuminated using only LED lights that need to be replaced only every 40 years and offer a 50% energy savings. Supervalu said that, pending approval, the store will become Minnesota’s first — and one of the nation’s few — new grocery stores to successfully achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification. As previously reported, the store has already received Gold-Level Certification from the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership for using environmentally friendly refrigeration technology. The store also features a maintenance-free floor that eliminates the need for using chemicals during the cleaning process.

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