Overview
- Six Flags announced Friday that its 12.37‑megawatt solar carport at Magic Mountain has been fully energised and commissioned for operation.
- The installation spans about 637,000 square feet of canopy and covers roughly 4,315 parking spaces with 22,908 RECOM 540‑W bifacial modules.
- The project includes a 2‑MW/8‑MWh battery energy storage system and 109 EV chargers to support daytime firming and onsite electrification.
- Six Flags says the array will produce about 20.8 million kWh per year, offset 100% of Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor’s annual electricity use, cut more than 8,000 tons of CO2 and save over 10 million gallons of water annually.
- Built in partnership with Solar Optimum after a multi‑year plan and marked at a public event with local officials, the system is tied to the Southern California Edison grid so surplus power can be exported and the parks can draw power when solar is low, a model that could prompt wider adoption of carport solar at large commercial sites.