Cincinnati Zoo Solar Panels

The structure will provide shade for nearly 800 of the 1 000 spots available at the zoo s main entrance.

Cincinnati zoo solar panels.

See how much energy is being generated by our solar canopy right now. Innergex renewable energy inc. The greenest zoo in america will soon generate power from the sun. 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.

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. Watch this video to learn about the solar panels that you will park under when you visit the cincinnati zoo botanical garden. The structure will provide shade for nearly 800 parking spots. 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.

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. Click here to view. At 1 56 megawatts it is the largest urban publicly accessible educational solar pv system in the nation.