Principality Stadium in Cardiff has been fitted with 3,250 solar panels by EvoEnergy, the UK’s leading renewable company, making it the largest such installation at any sports stadium in the UK.
The panels are expected to generate 1.25GWh of electricity each a year.
The solar installation is part of a wider package of sustainability measures aimed at decarbonising Principality Stadium’s operations. The WRU is now developing a full-fledged sustainability strategy, which will draw on all of its current and future efforts to drive decarbonisation and broader societal change across the whole of Welsh rugby.
Gavin Marshall, WRU Chief Financial and Operating Officer said …“We’re not only reducing our carbon footprint but also strengthening the financial sustainability of the Union through the money we will save, creating long-term value that can be reinvested into Welsh rugby at every level.”
The solar installation sits alongside other measures, such as the introduction of a well water abstraction system for cleaning and watering, rain-water harvesting, and installation of LED lighting throughout the stadium.