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April 1, 2011
Cincinnati Zoo gets solar canopy
CINCINNATI (AP) — Workers have finished installing an $11 million canopy of solar panels to help power the Cincinnati Zoo.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports nearly 4 acres of solar panels cover a parking area, and the system is expected to be turned on by mid-April. The collection of 6,400 panels is designed to produce about one-fifth of the energy the park needs and help control its annual $700,000 electric bill.
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