Atlanta Motorsports Park Amps Up Its Dawsonville Track Campus With 358kW Solar Array

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A big photo voltaic farm is coming to Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP)a premier motorsports membership in Dawsonville famend for its F1-style highway course and thrilling karting course.

Situated in Dawsonville, Ga., the AMP campus is including solar energy by an array of 747 panels, producing 480 watts per panel, for a complete of 358 kilowatts (kW). That’s sufficient power to energy practically 300 houses! This funding follows AMP’s assault on sustainability with the current addition of EV chargers: 10 Degree 3 DC Superchargers, and eight Degree 2. Coupled with all LED lighting, photo voltaic powered CCTV/Indicators, on web site water/wastewater remedy, and environment friendly fixtures present the dedication to creating a optimistic environmental affect.

In AMP’s case, the photo voltaic set up will energy about 60% of the campus’s each day operational wants with clear, renewable power. It is going to be linked to five buildings, on the onset, together with the karting amenities and the park’s newly constructed, member-exclusive Sky Deck. The photo voltaic power configuration is provided courtesy of Hannah Photo voltaic, an Atlanta-based photo voltaic set up and upkeep agency identified for its high quality workmanship.

Supporting native companies, Hannah Photo voltaic acquired panels for AMP that have been manufactured domestically by Hanwha Q. Cells at their Dalton, Ga. fabrication plant. The array additionally makes use of SolarEdge inverters, along with racking {hardware} by Ironridge and Panelclaw.

The system represents a considerable funding in furthering the self-sustaining capabilities of AMP. As soon as the array goes dwell, the campus will be capable of scale back pressure on the native energy grid whereas offsetting the environmental price of over half of AMP’s operational wants.

Yearly, the set up is able to producing 450,300 kWh of unpolluted power, offsetting 7,312 kilos of CO2 emissions over a 30-year interval, in accordance with an estimation software offered by the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA). The EPA’s calculations state this offset is equal to eliminating over 16.6 million miles of highway automobile journey, or akin to planting 109,600 bushes.

AMP CEO Jeremy Porter was positively glowing concerning the announcement. “The ability to generate over half of our energy needs through solar pushes us closer to our vision of making AMP’s campus its own self-sustaining community and resort. We are thrilled at our ability to reduce strain on the local grid while achieving a substantial positive environmental impact. The CEO of Amicalola EMC shared that this solar development at Atlanta Motorsports Park is the largest solar farm in his power region.”

With the assistance of consultants at Hannah Photo voltaic, the undertaking was capable of recoup 50% of its complete prices utilizing a U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Vitality for America Program Renewable Vitality Methods, or REAP, Grant.

Porter emphasised how the experience and help of Hannah Photo voltaic proved invaluable throughout the analysis, planning, design, and set up section. AMP’s photo voltaic power manufacturing may also be abetted by Hannah Photo voltaic’s long-term upkeep assist.

Talking concerning the undertaking, Hannah Photo voltaic COO Joseph Waybright acknowledged: “Hannah Solar is thrilled to announce our partnership with Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) to implement a cutting-edge solar energy system. Jeremy and the team at AMP are dedicated to reducing their carbon footprint through solar and other efficiency technologies, demonstrating the effectiveness of renewable energy in an energy-intensive environment such as a racetrack.”

Waybright additionally drew connections between AMP’s photo voltaic power improve and its embrace of the transition to electrical automobiles. “They can now boast solar powered charging through several stations located on site,” creating cyclical advantages for decreasing carbon emissions whereas counting on Georgia’s plentiful daylight to maintain the passionate motorsports group thriving effectively into the electrical automobile period.

“The team at Hannah Solar is looking forward to a continued partnership with AMP as they push the envelope and transform the perception of the racing industry,” Waybright concluded.

AMP plans on having photo voltaic power era begin as soon as set up and setup has concluded in Q3 2024. Its startup will coincide with the addition of karting course lighting, permitting karting occasions and races to proceed effectively into the night time. With the addition of residential CirCuit Villas, and Condos on the park lately, together with upgrades to member facilities, AMP also can function a weekend retreat or trip vacation spot for passionate motorsports fanatics.

By bettering its power independence and environmental affect on the similar time, the park is taking measurable steps to make sure that motorsports will be loved sustainably by its members, occasion individuals, and each day guests. On this manner, it each seems to be to the previous of motorsports historical past and in the direction of a future that now seems to be brighter than ever.

Atlanta Motorsports Park

Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is the primary inexperienced, sustainable motorsports nation membership of its sort for prime efficiency automobiles, bikes and karts. Along with offering a driver’s haven for its members, Atlanta Motorsports Park gives personal observe leases, company group choices in addition to the world’s most unusual kart observe.

Since its inception in 2012, AMP’s mission has been to make motorsports accessible in an setting that gives unmatched hospitality, world-class facilities and two of probably the most technically difficult race circuits within the USA.

Its foremost highway circuit is a two mile lengthy highway course that was designed by Method One observe architect Hermann Tilke. It was additionally voted a high 10 observe in North America by ‘Road and Track Magazine’. Constructed to the CIK Degree A/1 customary and that includes extra elevation modifications than any kart observe on this planet, AMP’s kart circuit gives an unparalleled coaching base for skilled racers in addition to complete novices. Because of its distinctive kart and highway racing amenities, AMP gives a coaching proving floor and ladder to motorsports like no different venue within the USA.

About Hannah Photo voltaic

Based in 2008, Hannah Photo voltaic gives dependable and reasonably priced power options to companies throughout the southeastern U.S. As a full-service supplier, we handle each side of the photo voltaic power course of—from procuring top-quality supplies to last set up and ongoing upkeep. Hannah Photo voltaic is your single-source photo voltaic power provider.

However our dedication doesn’t finish there. We additionally companion with shoppers to reinforce power effectivity by the set up, monitoring, and upkeep of battery storage techniques, electrical automobile charging stations, and extra. Our purpose is to considerably scale back power prices and assist you to obtain your sustainability goals.

Supply courtesy of Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP)