Walt Disney Solar Panels

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.

Walt disney solar panels.

Mickey shaped solar panel farm near epcdot is a project of walt disney world and duke energy. It s a big step toward a long term goal of zero net emissions there. The solar farm belongs to walt 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.

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. 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. The 50 megawatt solar farm features 500 000 panels which is equal to about removing 10 000 cars from the road said renner. 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.

In disney technology walt disney world. 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. Disney s new solar farm is twice the size of the magic kingdom was walt disney an environmentalist. Posted on february 20 2018 by mike celestino.

Huge new 500 000 panel solar farm to help power walt disney world construction begins this spring. The solar farm a sea of black panels feels far from disney world.