From MarketWatch:
“”Our goal for Phoenix is to become the first sustainable city of the 21st Century. With this project, we have taken another step toward a sustainable Downtown, powered by renewable energy sources,” said Mayor Phil Gordon. “Thanks to the Suns and APS, the US Airways Center solar project joins other large installations, such as the one at the Phoenix Convention Center, in reducing the city’s carbon footprint.”By using the solar power system, the Phoenix Suns and APS will eliminate the generation of more than 440,000 pounds of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) per year from the environment (based upon Ariz. average per the EPA eGRID 2004 data). These emission offsets equal the CO2 absorbing power of 46 acres of pine trees or more than 440,000 car-miles avoided.”
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