LONG POND, Pa. - Pocono Raceway is getting ready to “Go Green” by installing a three megawatt solar farm on track property. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for the upcoming Sunoco/Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 race weekend.
Working in conjunction with ENXCO, an affiliate of EDF Energies Nouvelles, the new power system will be constructed along Long Pond Road on land that was previously used solely for race day parking.
The new solar panel system will become the primary electric energy source for the race track and will also benefit the local power grid. With the deregulation of Pennsylvania’s electric utility laws allowing more flexibility on power purchases, the track found that there is no better time to upgrade their facility.
Raceway President Brandon Igdalsky said, “This new system will allow us to help power one thousand homes, and it lower carbon dioxide emissions by 5,100 tons every year.”
During the recent push to find alternative energy sources, the benefits of having solar power have been tested and proven time and again. It is virtually silent, produces zero emissions and is the most readily available power source on Earth.
Igdalsky said, “Being in one of the most beautiful parts of the country, we felt that we needed to help preserve it and this was one way that we could do it, while helping the community around us.”
The project is set to be completed by March 2010.
July 31- August 2, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pocono Raceway Takes the “Green” Flag
Michael J. Barrows 1317 Lilly Green Ct. NW Concord, NC 28027
Phone: 551.265.5695 Email: barrowsm17@gmail.com