{"id":14563,"date":"2011-03-28T08:08:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T08:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/the-11-million-solar-canopy-for-the-cincinnati-zoo.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:00:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T10:00:07","slug":"the-11-million-solar-canopy-for-the-cincinnati-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/awareness-and-hype\/the-11-million-solar-canopy-for-the-cincinnati-zoo.php","title":{"rendered":"The $11 million solar canopy for the Cincinnati Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cincinnati-Zoo.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Cincinnati-Zoo.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"304\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\"\/><\/span><br \/>\nBesides the exotic wildlife that usually takes a visitor\u2019s breath away, the Cincinnati Zoo now has yet another \u201cexhibit\u201d of sorts that\u2019ll leave guests marveling and awestruck. One of the largest public urban solar displays in the country, the zoo now plays home to an $11 million solar &#8220;canopy&#8221;. This structure will keep the zoo\u2019s electricity bills short and keep the elements away from the visitors too. Using 6,400 photovoltaic solar collection panels assembled on more than 100 metal arrays, 15 to 18 feet high, the canopy covers 800 of the 1,000 parking spaces at the zoo&#8217;s main entrance and is capable of generating 1.56 megawatts of electricity, enough power to lighten up 200 homes, fulfilling 20% of the zoo&#8217;s annual need.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nZoos bring the urban-dwellers closer to wildlife and nature, and a green initiative like this will sure make the experience a lot more nature-friendly!<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/tech\/science\/environment\/2011-03-25-solarzoo28_ST_N.htm\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Besides the exotic wildlife that usually takes a visitor\u2019s breath away, the Cincinnati Zoo now has yet another \u201cexhibit\u201d of sorts that\u2019ll leave guests marveling and awestruck. 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