Walt Disney World Resort Will Be Powered By Nearly 40% Solar Energy!

Walt Disney World has announced that nearly 40 percent of its electricity will be powered by solar energy. Their strategic plan includes installing two new 75-megawatt solar arrays in Florida that will span over 1,000 total acres.Source: Disney Parks/YoutubeThese new initiatives are a part of Walt Disney’s plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. In the company’s announcement, they said the solar panels are expected to begin working in 2023. Once installed, it will make Disney the largest commercial consumer of solar in the state of Florida.There will be nearly 500,000 solar panels that will be able to produce more than 375,000-megawatt-hours of carbon-free solar energy in just the first year of operation. According to The Hill, this is equivalent to removing 29,500 cars from the roads every year.These won’t be the first solar sources that Disney World uses but…

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