Chipotle continuing green push with solar panels at 75 locations

Now you can rest assured knowing your burritos and tacos will be cooked in the warm, radiant beams of the sun. Well, not really. But as part of its "Food with Integrity" mission, burrito chain Chipotle last week announced it's installing solar panels on 75 of its restaurants over the course of the next year. The panels are being installed in cities like Denver, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin, Texas. They will reduce energy usage during the restaurants' peak hours (11 a.m to 7 p.m.). Chipotle has already garnered several sustainability awards, including a Platinum LEED certification for its Gurnee, Ill., restaurant, which has an on-site wind turbine and underground cistern. The amount of power produced through the solar program will eliminate more than 41 million pounds of CO2 emissions, according to the company.

—Posted by Elaine Wong