A Florida convention center doubles its solar with no added panels
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- Orange County Convention Center doubled its rooftop solar capacity to 2.2 MW while keeping the same roof footprint.
- SolarEdge Technologies supplied inverters, power optimizers, and a custom combiner box to link a 700‑800‑ft rooftop span and enable real‑time monitoring.
- IDEAS for Us organized the “Great Solar Giveaway,” redistributing 5,800 decommissioned panels to over 120 Florida residents, businesses, and nonprofits.
- Advanced Roofing performed roof work concurrently with the solar rebuild, keeping the venue fully operational during its packed events calendar.
- Hanwha Q CELLS provided the solar modules for the upgraded system.
Why it matters: The Orange County Convention Center gains 2.2 MW of clean power, cutting grid electricity use for its 2.4 million annual visitors, while 5,800 reclaimed panels keep thousands of pounds of e‑waste out of landfills and broaden solar access across Florida.
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