有油老虎之稱的NASCAR贏得建造美國最大的能源安裝之一的項目。
昨天賓夕法尼亞州利用40000太陽能光伏組件幫助Pocono Raceway發電，Poconno Raceway成為世界上最大的以太陽能為動力的體育館。在動土一年后，賓夕法尼亞州官員非常歡迎并最終將提供至少3兆瓦的電力運送給的波科諾山地區以及附近的近1000家用戶。
根據NASCAR高級官員稱，其他場所可能很快效仿。“我們鼓勵其他場館和贊助商開展這項可持續再生能源項目，并把太陽能發電項目作為優先考慮。
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.