The victory of Kansas City Chiefs over the San Francisco 49ers, the singer Usher's show, in addition to the presence of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and other artists and celebrities, were the main topics of the Super Bowl LVIII, held this Sunday (11), at Allegiant Stadium, in Las Vegas (USA).
However, the sustainability was also one of the stars of the event. This is because, by first time in history, one Super Bowl match was powered entirely by renewable energy, more specifically by solar energy.
It is estimated that the stage for this Sunday's final consumed around 28 MWh of energy during the event, according to website calculations Business Insider.
The feat was considered an impressive milestone, considering the amount of electricity needed to keep the lights on in a stadium with a capacity for 65,000 fans.
O Allegiant Stadium got all of its power through a solar farm, called “Arrow Canyon,” owned by local utility NV Energy.
The project, located on the Moapa Band of Paiute Indian Reservation, 32 kilometers from Las Vegas, consists of 621 thousand photovoltaic panels, in addition to having battery storage.
Super Bowl
O Super Bowl is the game that marks the final of the NFL championship (National Football League), the main American football league in the United States. The match is the one that decides the champion of the season.
Played since 1967, following the merger of the League's two main conferences (the NFC and the AFC), the Super Bowl is currently the largest sporting event with the largest television audience in the United States.