The 12.37 MW PV Carport System will be constructed over the main guest and employee parking lots. Together with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), It is expected to offset 100% of the park's electricity usage.
The project is the largest PV Carport System in California, and the "largest single-interconnection Commercial Solar Carport development in the world," said Ara Krikorian, executive vice president of commercial development, Solar Optimum.
Once operational, the project is expected to produce 20.8 million kWh annually, equivalent to the power demand of nearly 3,000 homes. It is expected to offset the carbon emissions equivalent to taking over 3,100 cars off the road each year.
The park will purchase electricity produced by the system over a 25-year period, leading to an estimated 517 million kWh produced over the period.
The project in a form of Hybrid PV System includes a 1.96 MW/7.89 MWh battery energy storage system.
The carport will make use of bifacial half-cut solar panels. The bifacial panels produce electricity from sunlight above as well as reflected up from the ground to the backside of the panel.
Six Flags' latest project adds to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Northern California and Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, which have also developed on-site solar facilities with over 30 MW of operational solar capacity.
Once the Los Angeles PV Carport is complete, Six Flags will have a combined total of 42.37 MW of solar assets, ranking it among the largest investors of on-site commercial solar.
