Did you know that The Pines shopping centre in Elanora is now famous for more than being "the mall" in the film Muriel's wedding? The Pines is also the one of the largest generators of solar power in Australia.
Housed on top of the 200 rooftop car spaces at the northern end of The Pines, the 636kW system will generate over 1000MWh of electricity per annum – enough electricity to power 170 Queensland households – making The Pines one of the largest generators of solar power i...n Australia. It exceeds previous record-holding solar car park installations by more than 3 times, including Alice Springs Airport with approximately 200kW, followed by Sydney markets with 170kW.
As a community shopping centre, it is important to reduce the environmental footprint and the solar CO2 offset will be the equivalent of taking 185 cars off the road each year.
Well done to The Pines! Let's hope more of our local Gold Coast shopping centres and buildings take on the challenge of installing solar to try to beat these excellent stats.
The Pines Elanora Solar Car Park Facts
• 636kW generating over 1000MWh electricity per annum
• More than 2,050 solar panels
• 20 inverters
• The installation represents enough electricity to power 170 Queensland households
• More than 850 tonnes CO2 offset per year equivalent to taking more than 185 cars off the road each year
