The Chattanooga Lookouts have announced that they will become the first Minor League baseball team in America to play a game that is 100 percent carbon-neutral.
The “Green Power Night” home game against Montgomery will be played this Friday evening, August 23, and is being powered through locally-generated solar energy credits provided by EPB of Chattanooga in partnership with Tennessee Valley Authority.
To celebrate this historic partnership, the Lookouts will be donning special green jerseys during the game.
“The Lookouts strive to be an environmental leader in Minor League baseball, and we’re proud to have local partners like EPB and TVA help us make history on Green Power Night,” said Chattanooga Lookouts President Rich Mozingo.
“Chattanooga is our home, and every effort to help clean up the air we breathe creates a better fan experience while adding value to the community we love.”
EPB’s Solar Share™, which is Chattanooga’s only community solar installation, is powering the game. Solar Share panels located along Holtzclaw Avenue will provide solar energy credits to generate the 2,500 kilowatt hours needed to power a game and support operations. This solar energy credit is equivalent to 1.98 tons of carbon.
“EPB is committed to providing energy solutions like Solar Share which gives our customers an easy and affordable way to support locally generated sustainable energy,” said EPB President and CEO David Wade. “We are honored to power this history-making minor league game through EPB Solar Share.”
TVA, the largest public power provider in America, coordinated the partnership.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Chattanooga Lookouts website: Lookouts.com.
EPB customers can sign up for Solar Share at www.epb.com/solarshare.
Additional Information:
- Since coming online EPB’s Solar Share™ has generated more than 4 GWh – equal to avoiding about 3,000 tons of coal burned or the benefit of planting 72,000 trees.
- Nearly 60 percent of the electricity TVA makes is carbon-free.
- Currently TVA sources power from 3,700 solar sites from across the Valley.
- Fireworks show following the game.