Walt Disney Solar Panels

Disney s new solar farm is twice the size of the magic kingdom was walt disney an environmentalist.

Walt disney solar panels.

Now in 2019 the walt disney world resort in collaboration with the reedy creek improvement district and solar developer origis energy usa revealed a massive new 270 acre 50 megawatt solar. Solar is not a new technology for disney with the first solar projects in the company happening in the 1980s according to angie renner the environmental integration director at walt disney. Enjoying one of the first group views of a large field array of panels spanning 270 acres a 50 megawatt solar facility installed and operated for disney world by origis energy usa. The solar farm belongs to walt disney world.

The solar farm is twice the size of the magic kingdom and powerful enough to run. According to the ultimate history project walt disney s role as a conservationist is highly debated and historically murky however it adds that there is evidence to suggest that the world famous american entrepreneur did really care about the planet. The 50 megawatt solar farm features 500 000 panels which is equal to about removing 10 000 cars from the road said renner. Mickey shaped solar panel farm near epcdot is a project of walt disney world and duke energy.

Nearmaps it s also part of duke s push to add more solar power in florida. In disney technology walt disney world. The solar farm a sea of black panels feels far from disney world. The solar farm and environmental initiative is part of a wider project by the walt disney company to cut net emissions by 50 per cent achieve 60 per cent waste diverted from landfills and incineration and maintain portable clean water to visitors by the end of 2020.

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 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.