According to its directors, the Pocono Raceway, the 2.5-mile NASCAR tri-oval has turned into an environmentally friendly race track.
The Pocono Raceway , the 2.5-mile NASCAR tri-oval had become an environmentally friendly race track and is now the world's largest solar-powered sports facility.
Brandon Igdalsky, the president of Pocono Raceway, along with track CEO John Mattioli unvieled recently the new 25-acre solar farm located on a converted parking lot across the street from the track.
The 39,690 photovoltaic modules, the solar pannels are arranged in groups in parallel rows, barely visible beyond fencing and a tree line from a road next to the track.
The track owners say that when fully operational, the solar farm will produce 3 megawatt of power. It will provide all of the power for the track, and will also add electricity to 1,000 local homes.
The solar farm went partially online last Sunday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The $16-million project will be completed within the next few days.”The track is going to save between $300,000 and $500,000 in electrical costs each year,” Igdalsky declared.
"Hopefully we can be the catalyst for something big in American sports," said track president Brandon Igdalsky. "We can show this is the right way to do it, and is a good thing to do."
The Pocono Raceway , the 2.5-mile NASCAR tri-oval had become an environmentally friendly race track and is now the world's largest solar-powered sports facility.
Brandon Igdalsky, the president of Pocono Raceway, along with track CEO John Mattioli unvieled recently the new 25-acre solar farm located on a converted parking lot across the street from the track.
The 39,690 photovoltaic modules, the solar pannels are arranged in groups in parallel rows, barely visible beyond fencing and a tree line from a road next to the track.
The track owners say that when fully operational, the solar farm will produce 3 megawatt of power. It will provide all of the power for the track, and will also add electricity to 1,000 local homes.
The solar farm went partially online last Sunday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The $16-million project will be completed within the next few days.”The track is going to save between $300,000 and $500,000 in electrical costs each year,” Igdalsky declared.
"Hopefully we can be the catalyst for something big in American sports," said track president Brandon Igdalsky. "We can show this is the right way to do it, and is a good thing to do."