One "Small" Step for Energy Independence
Salt Lake County is taking a small step towards energy independence as it plans to add solar panels to the roof of the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center. The $10 million project will produce 2.6 megawatts of power, enough for 1/4 of the annual needs of the convention center. At a glance:
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It will generate enough electricity to power 261 homes.
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It will span 600,000 square feet, about the size of six football fields.
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It will provide about a quarter of the Salt Palace’s annual energy.
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It will give the county a cleaner power source, avoiding 4.7 million pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions (equivalent to burning 242,350 fewer gallons of gasoline a year).
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It will start producing power in mid-January.
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Photo courtesy of Al Hartman, Salt Lake Tribune
