Mandalay Bay Solar Roof

While gamblers might be inside tugging on one armed bandits or rolling the dice at craps mgm resorts mandalay bay in las vegas made a smart bet by installing the us s largest rooftop solar array.

Mandalay bay solar roof.

By chris meehan on 07 08 2016 in solar energy solar panels solar power. The array consists of 26 000 individual panels and produces enough power. Stan hanel a homeowner uses photovoltaic solar panels to generate electric power for both his residential home and a tesla model s electric car. Mandalay bay bets on the sun with nation s largest solar rooftop.

July 8 2016 the mandalay bay convention center in las vegas nv is now home to the largest roof top solar array in america. Ever since i first visited las vegas i had been desperate to visit a rooftop bar with a view and the foundation room at mandalay bay was just that. Scope summary the scope of this project encompassed the design of the second largest rooftop solar array in the world at the mandalay bay resort conference and convention center in las vegas. Mandalay yoma uses top quality component from the most reliable suppliers.

Jinko solar has been selected to provide poly and multi crystalline pv panels along with inverters from abb sma schneider or equivalent with remote monitoring for mountings schletter mountings are used to guarantee top quality durability of the solar systems. As one of the first utility scale rooftop arrays ever designed the project consists of 21 325 modules that cover 11 acres of roof area allowing for peak energy production throughout the day with max production in the summer months. Mandalay bay convention center rooftop solar farm. A giant 8 3 mw solar rooftop system has been installed by nrg energy on mgm resorts international s famous mandalay bay convention center in las vegas making it the largest in the u s.

Newly installed solar panels are seen on the roof of mandalay bay convention center in las vegas during a tour wednesday oct. Now vegas is also known as the home to the nation s largest rooftop solar array which was installed atop the new expansion of the convention center at mandalay bay resort and casino. The 8 3 megawatt behemoth rooftop solar array consists of 26 000 photovoltaic panels and supplies 25 percent of the power required to run the whole.