During Saturday’s Jefferson Park Jubilee, Seattle City Light will open a new solar canopy that will provide an overlook of the park and its new Beacon Mountain play area and spraypark.
A team of municipalities, utilities and nonprofit organizations led by the Washington State Department of Commerce has been awarded more than $520,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate the use of solar power in the state.
Seattle Channel is featuring the Woodland Park Zoo’s solar carousel in this week’s episode of CityStream, which premiere’s Thursday night. But you can get a sneak peek at the show and learn more about City Light’s project and partnership with the zoo.
Anyone interested in renewable energy is invited to check out the new map of our renewable energy demonstration projects, which we’ve added to our website.
Work is now underway to install solar panels on the roof of the carousel pavilion at Woodland Park Zoo thanks to a $70,000 grant from Seattle City Light’s green power program.
In partnership with Seattle City Light, Woodland Park Zoo will install solar panels this month on the roof of the carousel pavilion located on the zoo’s North Meadow.
Seattle City Light and the Renton School District celebrated the installation of the Viking 1 solar energy demonstration project at Dimmitt Middle School today.
The Seattle Aquarium unveiled Seattle’s first solar hot water demonstration project June 16, a system that will reduce the Aquarium’s use of natural gas by preheating water used in the second floor café. Installed with financial support from Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy, the five solar panels will shrink the Aquarium’s carbon footprint by 2.5 tons of CO2 each year, and teach the Aquarium’s 800,000 visitors about renewable energy sources.
