Levi's Stadium Eligible for LEED Gold

SANTA CLARA, CA—NRG Energy Inc., the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the San Francisco 49ers recently celebrated the completion of the NRG Solar Terrace as well as the photovoltaic solar systems for the three NRG Energy Bridges at Levi’s Stadium. This step makes it the first stadium in the US that is home to a professional football team with LEED certification standards incorporated into the original design and architecture.

Among the installations are solar panels expected to generate enough energy annually to offset the power consumed at the stadium during 49ers regular season home games, with the goal to achieve a “net zero” energy use. “The vision for an energy-efficient and visually-stunning stadium has been realized,” says San Francisco 49ers president Paraag Marathe. “We’ve never strayed from what we wanted Levi’s Stadium to represent and that is a place to comfortably enjoy exciting sports and entertainment events and a venue that sparks a new view of what sustainability and being environmentally conscious can look like.”