Could Your Parking Lot Become Part of Your Energy Plan?
Your parking lot may be part of your energy plan. Six Flags Magic Mountain celebrated the energization of a 12.37-megawatt solar carport project on October 1; October 7 coverage highlighted the installation and its accompanying 2-megawatt, 8-megawatt-hour battery system. For Arizona facility owners, the useful question is what a project like this could do on your own site: provide shade, generate electricity and support a carefully designed storage or vehicle-charging plan. Start with parking use, structural requirements, available electrical capacity, your load profile, utility tariffs, interconnection and permitting. Compare the installed cost and operating responsibilities with the value of the power produced. An annual energy offset does not mean a facility runs independently of the grid, and a battery needs a charging source. Peak Ready Energy helps organize a preliminary assessment of solar, storage and site power needs so qualified providers can evaluate a practical design. Explore what fits your facility at peakreadyenergy.com. Sources: Solar Optimum, October 1, 2026; Solar Builder, October 7, 2026.
