Broward County is installing solar panels above the basketball courts at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park
Broward County plans to install two large-scale solar canopies over the basketball courts at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale.
Working with contractor Advanced Green Technologies, the courts are designed to allow play as usual with heightened centers and lower edges. Installation is expected to begin in June with planned completion by October. When completed the solar canopies are expected to offset 30 percent of the energy usage of the nearby African-American Research Library and Cultural Center. This is just one of many solar project investments by the County.
Solar rooftop panels and canopies are being installed throughout the County, as the County focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. With this and other forthcoming projects the County’s solar project capacity will rise to 46.96 MW, combined with a 132 MW solar offset through FPL’s SolarTogether program to the County’s overall electrical consumption.
Thus far the County has completed 15 solar installations at Broward County sites for a total capacy of 3.13 MW.
“An increase in temperatures has an immediate impact on public health. I think it’s an incredible investment and it supports exercise and recreation and outdoor activity while protecting from some element of heat exposure by taking kids and others out of the intensity of the sun.”
Jennifer Jurado
Broward County Chief Resilience Officer
