What is Pocono Raceway Green?
Pocono Raceway has become one of the most environmentally conscious
tracks in NASCAR and the entire sports world. These steps will benefit
the local environment, keeping it cleaner and making it more attractive
for the year-round community and the thousands of fans who come together
for our events every year.
The main attributes to
Pocono Raceway Green
are:
Pocono Solar Project
In August of 2010 the 3MW Pocono Solar Project came online after just
3 months of construction. Consisting of nearly 40,000 American made
photovoltaic modules covering 25 acres, the project has produced over 18
Million Kilowatt hours to date and was originally projected to produce
more than 72 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy over the first 20
years. The environmental attributes associated with the system will
offset more than 2,300 Metric Tons of carbon dioxide annually, Carbon
Dioxide emissions from 106,529 propane BBQ grills and it will generate
enough power to provide the electricity needs for close to 300 homes
beyond the power needs of the Raceway. Pocono Raceway is able to run
100% of the facility with the power produced as well as offset all the
additional power needs required by NASCAR during an event. During the
summer months, the Raceway employees approximately 50 sheep to help keep
the grass cut within the confines of the solar project. Pocono Solar Project Real Time Data
Recycling
To further assist the track’s recycling efforts , Coca-Cola and
Anheuser-Busch have also contributed recycling bins to the track in
hopes of reducing the amount of recyclables that are being thrown in the
trash. All Pocono Recycling is done through Waste Management’s
Single-Stream recycling system.
NASCAR Clean Air Tree Planting Program
As part of the program, 10 trees will be planted for every green flag
that drops during future NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. This will
help reduce the carbon footprint of the sport and bring conservation
awareness to NASCAR fans.
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