NASCAR预示着里程碑在太阳能行业中

有油老虎之称的NASCAR赢得建造美国最大的能源安装之一的项目。
昨天宾夕法尼亚州利用40000太阳能光伏组件帮助Pocono Raceway发电，Poconno Raceway成为世界上最大的以太阳能为动力的体育馆。在动土一年后，宾夕法尼亚州官员非常欢迎并最终将提供至少3兆瓦的电力运送给的波科诺山地区以及附近的近1000家用户。
根据NASCAR高级官员称，其他场所可能很快效仿。“我们鼓励其他场馆和赞助商开展这项可持续再生能源项目，并把太阳能发电项目作为优先考虑。
Leave it to the gas guzzlers of NASCAR to pull off building one of the United States’ largest alt-energy installations.
With the help of nearly 40,000 solar panels tucked away in an adjacent lot, yesterday’s running of the Pennsylvania 500 helped mark Pocono Raceway as the largest sports facility in the world to run on solar power. After breaking ground a year ago, officials on hand in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, applauded an effort that will eventually supply at least 3 megawatts of electricity to the greater Pocono Mountain area. That’s enough to power events at Pocono Raceway ? which has run up an annual electricity bill as high as $250,000 ? as well as nearly 1,000 nearby homes.
According to the senior NASCAR officials, other venues could soon follow suit. “We encourage other tracks and sponsors to follow this lead in making sustainable programs and renewable energy a continued priority for the sport,” said NASCAR chief Brian France in a statement.