{"id":5790,"date":"2016-06-21T13:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golden1center.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=5790"},"modified":"2023-09-28T04:46:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:46:23","slug":"solar-farm-ready-to-power-golden-1-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golden1center.com\/news\/detail\/solar-farm-ready-to-power-golden-1-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Farm Ready to Power Golden 1 Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a part of Kings Owner and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/vivek-ranadive\/even-basketball-teams-can_b_9404630.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chairman Vivek Ranadiv\u00e9\u2019s vision<\/a> for NBA 3.0 and City 3.0, the Kings have committed to ensuring Golden 1 Center is at the forefront of green initiatives. Monday\u2019s tour of Rancho Seco Solar Array was the another step in making that an actuality.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p>100 percent of Golden 1 Center\u2019s energy will derive from solar energy sourced within 50 miles of the arena, cutting nearly 2,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. &nbsp;The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), via Rancho Seco Solar Array, will provide 85 percent of that energy.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Contrasting past &amp; future. 60+ acres of PVs for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Golden1Center\">@Golden1Center<\/a> encircle decommissioned nuclear plant. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewEraOfProud?src=hash\">#NewEraOfProud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2Yd5cYe97\">pic.twitter.com\/M2Yd5cYe97<\/a>\u2014 Chris Granger (@cgkings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cgkings\/status\/745054222656299008\">June 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u201cGolden 1 Center will be the greenest arena in the world,\u201d Kings President Chris Granger said on Monday. \u201cIt will be powered 100 percent by the sun \u2013 which makes a ton of sense in a city that gets about 300 days of sunshine a year.\u201d<\/p><p>85 percent will be powered by the solar farm exclusively, while the remaining 15 percent will come from the roof itself, where hundreds of solar panels have begun being installed.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/golden1center.production.carbonhouse.com\/assets\/img\/DroneShot-760-7686832fda.png\" alt=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/golden1center.com\/d572ff36-f661-430f-83f4-17b2f779b8c0\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\">\u200b<\/p><p>Chris Granger and SMUD CEO and General Manager Arlen Orchard toured the solar farm for a sneak peak before connecting to the grid.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s 60 acres of over 100,000 PV panels. It\u2019s amazing,\u201d Granger said.<\/p><p>The Rancho Seco Solar Array is a 10.88-megawatt generating facility set to provide clean, renewable power for SMUD businesses and Solar Shares program participants. The Kings and the local utility recently agreed to a 20-year SolarShares partnership for Golden 1 Center.<\/p><p>\u201cIt really speaks to the future,\u201d Orchard said of the project. \u201cSMUD has a long history of being a very progressive, innovative utility when it comes to supporting renewable energy\u2026 So it\u2019s a perfect partnership.\u201d<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Huge thank you to our partners at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUDUpdates\">@SMUDUpdates<\/a> for helping fulfill our sustainability aspirations. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SacramentoProud?src=hash\">#SacramentoProud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vM6yPKfhXS\">pic.twitter.com\/vM6yPKfhXS<\/a>\u2014 Chris Granger (@cgkings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cgkings\/status\/745054972920795137\">June 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p>SMUD\u2019s experts have worked alongside the building\u2019s designers to make it the model green venue of the 21st century. As a direct result of this collaboration, Golden 1 Center is eligible for LEED Gold status &#8211; making it the first NBA arena in California and one of the first in the country achieve this prestigious certification.<\/p><p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine a better partner,\u201d Granger added. \u201cFor them to partner with us on this scale is just phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a part of Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadiv\u00e9\u2019s vision for NBA 3.0 and City 3.0, the Kings have committed to ensuring Golden 1 Center is at the forefront of green initiatives. 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