It provides renewable solar power to the entire reedy creek improvement district which includes walt disney world resort.
Disney world solar panels ec.
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.
In return the farm will provide solar power to walt disney world.
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.
This is made possible through a collaboration with the reedy creek.
Is leading the solar boom with an expected 5 6 gw of new panels to be installed this year.
The farm is to the east of a busy state road 429 and near disney s wetlands and open lands although there are luxury.
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To put that in perspective the farm is nearly twice the size of the magic kingdom park.
A recent new york times article showed off the facility which is located within a 270 acre area dedicated to renewable energy just outside of disney s animal kingdom.
Disney world has unveiled a huge new 270 acre solar farm consisting of half a million 50 megawatt 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.
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.
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The 50 megawatt solar farm features 500 000 panels which is equal to about removing 10 000 cars from the road said renner.
To put it in perspective that s like building 1 000 solar powered mickey mouse heads.