Solar Energy Panels on CR

[Lord Fantasius]

Memories from childhood, but I seem to remember that when we were there in 1972, one of the engineers/imagineers that still gave presentations back then mentioned that the vision of Disney was for the CR to be an energy self-sufficient resort and that once solar panels became more efficient the exterior would be covered with them so there wouldn't be as much reliance on fossil fuels.

Anybody else remember this or what happened to the vision? Seems that now that solar panels are far more efficient than they were even 10 years ago, let alone 30, that it would be time. The latest article I read (o.k., a few articles in Scientific America, Popular Electronics, and numerous web searches, though I wasn't sleeping in a Holiday Inn Express at the time and admittedly I'm not an "energy" engineer) commented that with today's technology it would only take about 10 - 20 years, depending on the cost of locally-produced electricity, to recoup the cost of the panels plus installation.

Any thoughts? I think encasing the CR in solar energy panels would definitely give it more of a future look compared to poured concrete.

-R

 

[Onceuponatime]

I don't know..... CR looking like the roof of Universe or Energy may not be the best thing.

BTW, I wonder what the panels on UoE cost to install.

 

[marc1477]

I am not sure about cost, but it sounds like a Disney plan to me. A good plan too.