Cincinnati Zoo Solar Panels

During a press conference earlier today the cincinnati zoo and melink corporation announced the opening of a new 1 56 megawatt solar canopy the largest publicly accessible urban solar array in the country.

Cincinnati zoo solar panels.

Innergex renewable energy inc. This spring cincinnati zoo botanical garden visitors will be greeted by the largest publicly accessible urban solar array in the country a 1 56 megawatt system with 6 400 panels installed on a canopy structure over the zoo s vine street parking lot. The greenest zoo in america will soon generate power from the sun. Click here to view.

At 1 56 megawatts it is the largest urban publicly accessible educational solar pv system in the nation. Held a groundbreaking for a 200 megawatt. See how much energy is being generated by our solar canopy right now. The 6 400 solar panels located in the zoo s vine street parking lot convert sunlight into usable clean energy producing about 20 of the zoo s needed energy and on sunny cool days send power back to the utility company.

Located above the zoo s main parking lot on vine street in cincinnati ohio the canopy consists of nearly 6 400 solar pv modules which contribute to approximately 20 of the zoo s total power needs. The structure will provide shade for nearly 800 of the 1 000 spots available at the zoo s main entrance. This spring visitors to the cincinnati zoo botanical gardenwill be greeted by the largest publicly accessible urban solar array in the country a 1 56 megawatt system with 6 400 panels installed on a canopy structure over the zoo parking lot.