Disney World Solar Panels

Reportedly the equivalent of taking around 10 000 cars off the road the new farm is disney s biggest ever facility of this nature.

Disney world solar panels.

Disney world has unveiled a huge new 270 acre solar farm consisting of half a million 50 megawatt solar panels. Photo by cynthia shahan cleantechnica. In return the farm will provide solar power to walt disney world. To put that in perspective the farm is nearly twice the size of the magic kingdom park.

Disney world solar panels. It s a 270 acre 50 megawatt attraction wesh 2 news got an inside look at walt disney world s solar farm wesh chopper 2 flew over the farm shortly after it was built the facility powers two of the. This is made possible through a collaboration with the reedy creek. The 50 megawatt solar farm features 500 000 panels which is equal to about removing 10 000 cars from the road said renner.

4 800 square feet of solar glass panels covering the outdoor seating area. Solar glass generates up to 70 000 kilowatts per year. 600 square feet of louver windows that push the heat out and keep the cool air in. 1 066 solar panels spanning over 18 000 square feet on the main roof.

Those solar panels can generate 600 000 kilowatts per year. It provides renewable solar power to the entire reedy creek improvement district which includes walt disney world resort. The farm is to the east of a busy state road 429 and near disney s wetlands and open lands although there are luxury. The soon to open disney world solar facility spread along a 270 acre designated renewable energy area will produce enough energy to supply 10 000 homes annually and will reduce greenhouse gas.

It s taken disney a while to build a large scale solar facility but the epcot area is no stranger to solar panels. The new facility is disney s largest solar endeavor to date and is expected to generate enough energy to power two of the four theme parks at walt disney world.