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Solar Electric Energy for Your Stadium or Arena
A Guide to Understanding the Opportunities of On-Site Photovoltaic Solar Power Generation
The nation's major professional sports leagues have stepped up in the fight against climate change with an embrace of solar power. Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Soccer recently delivered a letter urging their teams, arenas, and stadiums to begin using solar power in their facilities to continue the work of minimizing their carbon footprint. The leagues also distributed a solar development guide produced on their behalf by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) outlining the work necessary for each stadium to add on-site solar power generation to its energy mix. Having all professional leagues engaged collectively in this manner is an extraordinary event, pointing to the growing cultural transcendence of the fight against climate change.
The guide is intended as a resource for the owners and operators of these facilities across the country in installing a solar electric system. Among other things, it contains:
- An overview of the advantages and challenges
- The process of undertaking a project
- System location ideas
- Cost estimates
- Financial-incentive information
last revised 9/8/2010
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