'If we want to create a clean energy future, we should look first to the already-built environment that could host the tools we need,' said SusanRakov of EnvAm and FrontierGroupUS. 'Warehouse rooftops provide a perfect opportunity.'
to the state Legislature intended to punish renewable energy and boost fossil fuels, including a measure that would increase the amount of gas-fired electricity generated by the state by upwards of 10 gigawatts and one that would limit the development of renewable energy in the state based on how much natural gas generation is also being built.
The U.S. is home to more than 450,000 warehouses and distribution centers, and more are under construction. Collectively, these buildings provide almost 16.4 billion square feet of rooftop space—roughly twice the area of Memphis, Tennessee, one of the nation's 30 largest cities. Fully tapping into the nation's warehouse rooftop solar potential would slash planet-heating emissions by 112.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually. That's comparable to taking 24 million gasoline-powered cars off the road for a year or shutting down 30 coal-fired power plants.
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