It’s my favorite time of year to live in St. Louis. The temperatures have cooled off, the leaves
are starting to change, the smell of camp fires are in the air, and our beloved
St. Louis Cardinals are the National League Central Division champs for the third
consecutive year.
It seems as though seeing our team play meaningful baseball
games in October is the norm. The team is such a well-oiled machine in the way
they operate, manage, scout, and teach players. It’s pretty impressive to see
the amount of success they have, and the loyal fan base they have maintained. They’ve created the perfect recipe for running
a business! One that we try to mimic.
So being in the baseball kind of mood I thought I could
relate the Cardinals to a relevant electrical topic. According to an article published by the
Alliance To Save Energy, the St. Louis Cardinals play baseball in the seventh
most energy efficient stadium in the entire league. Since Busch Stadium opened
in 2006 they have reduced their energy consumption by 23%. The expected savings
average $150,000 annually.
The Cardinals
accomplished this by replacing traditional spot and flood lights to LED lamps,
saving up to 90% in some areas. They also improved their HVAC systems. They
installed smaller units to heat and cool smaller areas more efficiently, which
created smaller power consumption.
In 2012 the Cardinals installed 106 solar
panels which produce approximately 32,000 kilowatt hours of solar energy each
year. So next time you order up your hot
dog know that it may have been cooked using power created by the sun!
So not only are the Cardinals great at baseball, they are
in the forefront of energy aware stadiums.
Lets Go Cards!!!!
-Matt
