New Solar Farm coming to the Walt Disney World Resort
Apr 21, 2018 12:55:47 GMT
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Post by drwadadli on Apr 21, 2018 12:55:47 GMT
I saw a rumor a couple of weeks ago about the possibility of a new solar farm coming to the Walt Disney World Resort and that this project will be huge. It is suppose to cover 295 acres, which is about one and a half times larger than the Seven Seas Lagoon.
(courtesy of WDW News Today)
Then I saw an article on Disney Parks Blog about the exact same project. The article states that the Walt Disney World Resort recently embarked on a new initiative in collaboration with the Reedy Creek Improvement District and solar project developer Origis Energy USA to bring a new 270-acre, 50-megawatt solar facility online by the end of the year, generating enough renewable clean energy to power two of its four theme parks in Central Florida!
This solar facility will include half a million solar panels and will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 57,000 tons per year. That’s the annual equivalent of removing 9,300 automobiles from the roads. More broadly, this initiative will join the numerous efforts The Walt Disney Company has launched to deliver its 2020 goal of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to 2012.
The facility will be located near Disney’s Animal Kingdom, with construction beginning in the coming months. Just last week, Origis Energy delivered the first of many solar panels to come as part of the project.
(courtesy of Disney Parks Blog)
As you may already know, there is a five-megawatt solar facility near Epcot (see picture below) that was developed in conjunction with the Reedy Creek Improvement District and Duke Energy. During the sun’s peak hours when it is shining brightest, these two facilities together will generate enough renewable clean energy to provide up to 25 percent of the power needs at Walt Disney World Resort.
(courtesy of WDW News Today)
(courtesy of WDW News Today)
Then I saw an article on Disney Parks Blog about the exact same project. The article states that the Walt Disney World Resort recently embarked on a new initiative in collaboration with the Reedy Creek Improvement District and solar project developer Origis Energy USA to bring a new 270-acre, 50-megawatt solar facility online by the end of the year, generating enough renewable clean energy to power two of its four theme parks in Central Florida!
This solar facility will include half a million solar panels and will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 57,000 tons per year. That’s the annual equivalent of removing 9,300 automobiles from the roads. More broadly, this initiative will join the numerous efforts The Walt Disney Company has launched to deliver its 2020 goal of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to 2012.
The facility will be located near Disney’s Animal Kingdom, with construction beginning in the coming months. Just last week, Origis Energy delivered the first of many solar panels to come as part of the project.
(courtesy of Disney Parks Blog)
As you may already know, there is a five-megawatt solar facility near Epcot (see picture below) that was developed in conjunction with the Reedy Creek Improvement District and Duke Energy. During the sun’s peak hours when it is shining brightest, these two facilities together will generate enough renewable clean energy to provide up to 25 percent of the power needs at Walt Disney World Resort.
(courtesy of WDW News Today)
