Cincinnati Zoo Solar Panels

The structure will provide shade for nearly 800 parking spots.

Cincinnati zoo solar panels.

Construction has started on a massive solar photovoltaic project in brown county about 40 miles east of downtown cincinnati. The structure will provide shade for nearly 800 of the 1 000 spots available at the zoo s main entrance. 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.

Held a groundbreaking for a 200 megawatt. Innergex renewable energy inc. 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. Click here to view.

Watch this video to learn about the solar panels that you will park under when you visit the cincinnati zoo botanical garden. The 6 400 solar panels located in the zoo s vine street parking lot convert sunlight into usable clean energy producing about 20 of the zoo s needed energy and on sunny cool days send power back to the utility company. 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.