{"id":5833,"date":"2010-11-12T14:04:27","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T14:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=5833"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T11:27:07","slug":"the-glastonbury-festival-solar-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-glastonbury-festival-solar-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Glastonbury Festival Solar Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5834\" href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-glastonbury-festival-solar-machine\/cheeky-eavis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5834 lazyload\" title=\"cheeky Eavis\" src=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cheeky-Eavis.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Glastonbury organiser\u00a0Michael Eavishas unveiled what he called the &#8220;best solar power system in the country&#8221; in the form of 1,116 solar panels fixed atop of the Worthy Farm cowshed.<\/p>\n<p>Eavis has had the panels fitted to the roof of the shed which overlooks the festival&#8217;s\u00a0Pyramid Stage. Although they will be used primarily to power the Farm, the panels can generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 40 homes annually.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had to make a major statement because we use so much power. This has brought us one big step closer to our goal of operating the farm as ecologically as possible,&#8221; comments Eavis.\u00a0Any leftover energy generated will go into the National Grid.<\/p>\n<p>The installation will also help to feed energy to\u00a0Worthy Farm during the\u00a0Glastonbury festival, which in 2011 will take place from June 24-26, although additional power will still be needed to cater for the massive consumption during the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got the best festival in the world and the best solar power system in the country \u2013 so far,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve got to keep pushing, trying to do more.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glastonbury organiser\u00a0Michael Eavishas unveiled what he called the &#8220;best solar power system in the country&#8221; in the form of 1,116 solar panels fixed atop of the Worthy Farm cowshed. 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