NASHVILLE, Tenn.
Nashville’s new convention center, already set to have a green roof, probably will have a solar one, too.
The Convention Center Authority has hired a local consulting firm to explore options for solar panels on top of the Music City Center, the $585 million building under construction downtown.
“The building is unique enough and obviously prominent enough that it can serve as an example to other property owners, as a testimonial to the long-term value of solar,” Mayor Karl Dean said. “I don’t want to do a project just to have panels up there. I want a real, tangible benefit for the city.”
Added Ron Merville, president and CEO, of Energy Source Partners, the consulting firm hired to evaluate the project, “Solar would help offset the electrical costs in the center — and do it with renewable energy.”
A four-acre green roof is already being built atop the Music City Center. Dean said solar panels would make the undulating roof even more eye-catching.
Courtesy of The Tennessean
