Disney Solar Panels Hidden Mickey

The solar farm is located off of world drive near the.

Disney solar panels hidden mickey.

Ok it s not in the shape of a hidden mickey but this enormous project built on 270 acres and containing 500 000 solar panels can produce 50 megawatts of electricity. Now that s a hidden mickey. That would be a 60 acre forest in clermont florida just east of u s. Help mickey sneak across the boardwalk without being seen.

Disney continues to find ways to provide clean energy to its parks and resorts and on april 12 unveiled its largest solar farm built by duke energy. The solar farm a sea of black panels feels far from disney world. Cleverly designed to resemble the familiar not so hidden mickey the massive solar farm that is located near epcot is clearly visible from space. Of course while the above solar farm is going to be the workhorse of the resort the most talked about has been the hidden mickey solar farm near epcot.

The sentinel wrote about the story in may 2015. For those who have driven by the facility on state road 429 its been fun to watch how quickly the installation of the 500 000 panels has progressed. This video taken from above reveals what s not visible on the ground a 22 acre solar farm in the shape of a not so hidden mickey at walt disney world resort in orlando fla. On tuesday april 12 representatives from orlando s walt disney world resort duke energy and reedy creek improvement district rcid flipped a giant light switch to mark the highly anticipated opening of a five megawatt solar facility.

This five megawatt solar farm the result of a partnership with duke energy and reedy creek improvement district is hiding in plain sight near epcot producing enough power equivalent to 1 000 residential rooftop systems. It is so incredibly huge that it can provide the energy to power two of walt disney world s four theme parks. According to blog mickey the solar panels now form a giant hidden mickey totaling nearly 11 5 acres the largest mickey on disney property. But our biggest endeavor into the solar powered game has even more character than the rest to the tune of 48 000 panels in the shape of our very own mickey mouse.

The farm is to the east of a busy state road 429 and near disney s wetlands and open lands although there are luxury townhomes. A solar farm arranged into the shape of the famous mouse ears has been built near epcot at walt disney world.