Rooftop Solar On Commercial Properties & Parking Lots Is The Next New Thing

Say rooftop solar and most people assume you are talking about putting solar panels on the roof of a private home. But there are thousands of acres of rooftops on commercial buildings and above parking lots that are just perfect for solar energy systems. The beauty part is that using those roofs to generate solar power turns the owners of those properties into prosumers — people who both produce and consume their own locally generated electricity. Part of the reason the idea is becoming more p...

Solar Parking Lots Are a Win-Win Energy Idea. Why Aren't They the Norm?

Covering parking lots with solar panels shades cars and generates electricity, but it's not yet common practice. Will we cover every parking lot with solar?

Solar Parking Lots a Good Idea, but Not the Slam Dunk that Some Think – This is

"Why don't we just put solar on rooftops and parking lots?"You hear this question a lot - the presumption is usually that if we just covered all available urban space with solar panels, we'd solve...

Solar canopy

Solar canopies are solar arrays installed on canopies, which could be a parking lot canopy, carport, gazebo, Pergola, or patio cover. Solar canopy parking lots The mounting structure makes solar canopy parking lots 50% to twice as expensive to build as traditional grass field solar arrays,...

Should solar be required on all new parking lots and buildings?

Should solar be required on all newly constructed buildings and parking lots larger than 16,000 square feet throughout the US?

Why putting solar canopies on parking lots is a smart move | GreenBiz

Solar farms are proliferating on undeveloped land, often harming ecosystems. But placing solar canopies on large parking lots offers a host of advantages — making use of land that is already cleare...

The Overlooked Solar Power Potential of U.S. Parking Lots | TIME

We calculated how much power could be generated if the U.S. followed France's new law requiring parking lots be topped with solar panels.

Parking lots becoming as important as cars in climate change efforts

France recently approved legislation to require solar panels to cover commercial parking lots. Is that approach to renewable construction coming to the U.S.?

As Ontario eyes Crown land for renewable energy, parking lots seen as having 'untapped potential' | CBC N....

He was part of the team building one of Canada's first solar photovoltaic parking lots using local materials and labour. "Two of the things that are needed for these projects are made right...

Solar Canopies: Bring Solar Panels to Your Parking Lot

Learn all about what solar canopies are and how they can be used to turn parking lots into solar energy farms.