DALLAS — University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center recently added a solar carport. Solar carports both protect cars from the elements and generate electricity for nearby buildings. UT’s solar carport helps the campus reduce its energy bill, and also serves as a charging station for electric vehicles. (Photo courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center)
[nggallery id=60 template=carousel images=8][imagebrowser id=60] By Victoria Lanier
DALLAS — The University of Texas (UT) is known for developing innovative treatments to save lives, and now is using an innovative solar carport to help save the planet.
UT Southwestern Medical Center recently added a solar carport to both protect cars from the elements and generate electricity for nearby buildings. It helps the campus reduce its energy bill and also serves as a charging station for electric vehicles.
It also makes a big difference in UT’s efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The university estimates that it saves them more than 400,000 kilowatt-hours, which is the equivalent of taking the carbon output of 56 passenger vehicles off the road.
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