Six Flags Magic Mountain in California is building a massive canopy of solar panels over its 30-acre parking lot that will power all of the rides and offset 100% of the amusement park’s energy usage while providing shade to the cars parked beneath.
When completed, it will be California’s largest solar energy project & the world’s largest renewable energy site built by a for-profit organization.
Way to go, Six Flags!
@erinwhalen The article says "more [solar] than any other US organization"...
I would check that fact, daily news...
#DisneyWorld produces the larges amount of #solar in the US. They're also getting ready to finish TWO MORE 75MW arrays in Polk and Gilchrest counties this year - adding to their already huge solar footprint of ~150MW.
#DailyNews states #SixFlags will have 20.8MW annually with their install. Nowhere near #Disney's!
@jann - thanks for pointing that out! I was curious to learn more and found this link about the Disney World solar installations: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2022/04/disney-doubles-ways-to-power-the-magic-with-two-new-solar-arrays/
If the amusement parks of the world are trying to outcompete each other with the size of their solar installations, I call that a win. 😁✌️
Picture what’s possible when 40 percent of the energy supplied to The Most Magical Place on Earth is generated by the sun. Building on today’s exciting launch of Disney Planet Possible and just in time to celebrate Earth Month, Walt Disney
Erin Whalen
(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️🌈