Mickey shaped solar panel farm near epcdot is a project of walt disney world and duke energy.
Walt disney world solar panels.
The solar farm a sea of black panels feels far from disney world.
The walt disney company is just months away from generating enough renewable solar energy to fully power two of its four parks at the walt disney world resort in central florida.
We ve got some big news to share from the sunshine state today.
It provides renewable solar power to the entire reedy creek improvement district which includes walt disney world resort.
This facility is expected to generate enough power from the sun to operate two of our four theme parks.
According to good morning america gma it s expected the new facility will generate enough energy to power two theme parks at walt disney world resort in florida.
It s a big step toward a long term goal of zero net emissions there.
Nearmaps it s also part of duke s push to add more solar power in florida.
Built in collaboration with the reedy creek improvement district and origis energy usa a massive new 270 acre 50 megawatt solar facility is officially online and providing renewable clean energy to 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 50 megawatt solar farm features 500 000 panels which is equal to about removing 10 000 cars from the road said renner.
This is made possible through a collaboration with the reedy creek.
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 new solar farm joins the infamous mickey shaped 5mw solar park that disney installed next to its epcot center in 2016 and will provide up to 25 of the power used by disney world.
It s the second to appear at disney world after the mickey mouse shaped solar creation in 2016 which spanned 22 acres.