{"id":1287,"date":"2005-06-16T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-16T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/06\/16\/major-league-baseball-going-solar\/"},"modified":"2005-06-16T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2005-06-16T16:29:00","slug":"major-league-baseball-going-solar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/major-league-baseball-going-solar\/","title":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball Going Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"
Well, that’s actually a little misleading, but, according to RenewableEnergyAccess.com, the San Francisco Giants have entered into a unique partnership with Sharp<\/a>:<\/p>\n Sharp Electronics Corporation and the San Francisco Giants Baseball Club have partnered to promote solar power as an energy alternative. As part of this unique sponsorship, Sharp has launched a radio promotion that encourages fans to generate their own power using a solar energy system, and has installed a Sharp solar electric system and multi-media kiosk at SBC Park…<\/p>\n “Solar is one of the key priorities for Sharp Corporation worldwide, so the timing is just right for us to raise awareness of solar through an association with a major professional sports franchise,” said Ron Kenedi, general manager of Sharp’s Solar Systems Division. “Our hope is that the installation at SBC Park will serve as a model for a stadium that satisfies a substantial amount of its electricity needs with solar energy.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So that’s one more institution of American popular culture on board with renewable energy. What do we need now? Game shows? Professional wrestling?<\/p>\n Technorati tags: MLB<\/a>, solar power<\/a>, San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n