In celebration of Earth Day, the City of Pensacola and Gulf Power officially welcomed Pensacola’s first-ever solar trees to downtown Pensacola during a ceremonial untying of a green ribbon. Instead of the traditional cutting of a red ribbon, a green ribbon was used to represent sustainability and will be used again as other solar trees and canopies are welcomed in our area and throughout Northwest Florida.
The trees are capable of generating 3.7 kilowatts of clean, renewable energy that is flowing into the power grid for the benefit of the City of Pensacola. That’s enough energy to power three school classrooms on a daily basis.
Important for our community is that other Gulf Power solar projects slated for Northwest Florida include a solar tree at the Newman C. Brackin Wayside Park boardwalk in Fort Walton Beach and two solar trees at the HarborWalk Village Boardwalk in Destin.
“As part of the FPL family, Gulf Power is working hard to build an even brighter energy future for Northwest Florida – delivering electricity that is cleaner, more reliable and more affordable over time,” Gulf Power Vice President Mike Spoor said. “We are committed to increasing ways to harness zero-emissions energy from the sun that keeps costs down for our customers and keeps the region beautiful for all of us.”
The trees provide fun, eye-catching and interactive learning attractions to the landscape. Each tree inspires conversations about clean energy and offers an element of education. They provide an opportunity for the public to see working solar energy technology and to use each tree’s QR code to access information about the benefits of solar, Gulf Power’s solar trees and canopy projects, and the company’s large-scale solar energy centers.
The trees in the city of Pensacola are trimmed in color-changing lights that, with the click of a remote control, can change for different events and holiday celebrations.
For more information, visit: www.GulfPower.com/solar.
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