The Verizon Center will be receiving its energy from a source other than fandemonium: the sun. WGL signed a deal with the venue’s owners, Monumental Sports, to provide the Verizon Center will be powered with 25 percent solar energy.The venue will get 4.7 million kilowatt-hours from 3.5 megawatts of the solar facility. WGL Energy projects that the solar power will curb carbon emissions by the equivalent of removing 700 cars in a one-year span.“Sustainability is at the core of our operations across all of Monumental Sports & Entertainment,” Dave Touhey, President of Venues at Monumental Sports & Entertainment, said in a statement. “We are excited to expand our energy relationship with WGL Energy by entering into this new partnership to bring more renewable energy to Verizon Center.”
Sports venues are often massive consumers of electricity, according to Abigail Ross Hopper, who leads the Solar Energy Industries Association.
It looks like, for a place where winning is the main attraction, this solar deal could be one of the largest wins of all.
