U.S. Stadiums Go Solar: Major Pro Sports Leagues Move Together Toward Renewable Energy

The nation's major professional sports leagues are collectively sending an important cultural message in the battle against climate change by encouraging and endorsing the use of solar power and clean energy in arenas and stadiums throughout the United States.

Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and Major League Soccer delivered a letter encouraging their teams and facilities to begin using solar power as they continue the effort to green North America's professional sports.

The leagues also distributed a comprehensive solar development guide produced on their behalf by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) outlining the work necessary for each stadium to add on-site solar power generation to its energy mix.

Having all professional leagues engaged collectively in this manner is an extraordinary event, pointing to the growing cultural transcendence of the fight against climate change.

If all arenas and stadiums had solar installation equal to the STAPLES CENTER in Los Angeles, one of the leading arenas already taking advantage of solar panels, they would:

• Reduce carbon emissions by approximately 86.6 million lbs/yr (which is comparable to taking 8,340 cars off the road!).
• Create enough electricity to power roughly 4,812 American homes for a year.
• Save the equivalent of 33,970 barrels of crude oil per year.

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