Most importantly though.
Allegiant stadium solar panels.
With a domed stadium and in las vegas this stadium had a golden opportunity to embrace solar energy.
Maybe that will make up for all the sunday traffic it creates.
Instead the bright desert sun will beat down on the roof of allegiant all year long and all that useful energy will be turned into excess heat on the black surface of the roof.
Their mercedes benz stadium which opened the year after their super bowl defeat incorporates a 1 300 kwh solar panel system.
Allegiant stadium the 65 000 seat jewel of las vegas would likely fit somewhere in the 5 7 range.
A team from either the sec or big ten conference in a six year deal.
Ap photo john locher by case keefer contact sunday sept.
Allegiant stadium is a domed stadium located in paradise nevada united states it serves as the home stadium for the national football league nfl s las vegas raiders and the university of nevada las vegas unlv rebels college football team.
It is located on about 62 acres 25 ha of land west of mandalay bay at russell road and hacienda avenue and between polaris avenue and dean martin.
Las vegas raiders players train at allegiant stadium during an nfl football training camp practice friday aug.
The 25 year deal would provide bundled energy service with a reduced rate to allegiant stadium set to open for the 2020 football season and the raiders administrative facilities and.
21 2020 in las vegas.
Glass panels and raiders trim installed at allegiant stadium in las vegas.
To date these panels have generated nearly 40 000 kwh of power and the season s not over yet.
To churn out this much power mercedes benz stadium needs the help of over 4 000 solar panels which it uses to power both its stadium and nearby neighborhoods.
Collectively these projects will save major league sports millions of dollars in energy costs and cut carbon emissions by thousands of metric tons.
The game will feature a team from the pac 12 conference vs.
They are starting from the front bottom of the stadium and moving upward with the panels.
But history is a developed trait.
Raiders power past saints in allegiant stadium debut john hendrix las vegas the saints had high hopes of spoiling the home opener for the raiders in allegiant stadium but it never happened.
Beginning in 2020 the las vegas bowl joins forces with the sec big ten and pac 12 in the new state of the art allegiant stadium.
Spectacular won t be a problem.