Livermore Cinemas' Solar Powered Movie Theater Is an Example of Environmental Leadership LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SPG Solar, Inc., recently completed the largest solar system on a movie theater in America. Livermore Cinemas in Livermore, Calif., now has a fully operational 132 kW rooftop system which produces 190,000 kilowatt-hours per year to help power the all-digital multiplex cinema. "To be at the forefront of making solar energy a part of the movie-going experience is important," says Dan Thompson, President and CEO of SPG Solar. "SPG Solar does everything possible to ensure our client's renewable energy needs are met." The SPG Solar system offsets 45 percent of the facility's electric use. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, this system will prevent the emissions of more than 3,400 metric tons of greenhouse gases, which is equivalent to removing 625 passenger cars from the road for a year. The system utilizes 805 Solyndra solar modules, containing more than 21 miles of tubular solar cells.
