GM to build World’s Largest Rooftop Solar Power Station
by Jorge Chapa
A few years ago, if you were to say that the largest rooftop solar panel was going to be installed in a car manufacturing plant we’d probably say that you were, well, bonkers. If you had mentioned that not only would this be true, but that it would be installed in the roof of a General Motors plant, we’d have gladly tried to sell you a bridge. Surprisingly though you’d have been correct. Last week General Motors announced that its Zaragoza plant in Spain will be fitted with the world’s largest rooftop solar power station.
Granted, we didn’t quite know that GM already owns two of the largest solar power stations in the United States, but those are small change compared to the installation that will be undertaken in its European factory. Under Spanish skies, GM plans to install 85,000 solar panels on top of its factory covering over 2 million square feet. These will provide over 10 megawatts of power to both the station (responsible for over 480,000 vehicles) and the local power grid. The power station will be managed by France’s Veolia Environment and Clairvoyant Energy.
Once finished, the station will supply enough power for over 4,600 households. It will be finished in September.
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Your first picture seems a bit misleading, it\’s definitely from Southern California, not Spain or any General Motors facility.