It was only a couple years back when the Philadelphia Eagles spent 90 million dollars to make their football stadium the first energy efficient stadium in the NFL. What may not seem like a big deal actually was a rather huge deal for the NFL and the city of Philadelphia in general. The Eagles brought in 2,500 solar panels and 80 20-foot wind turbines. Dressing the stadium in a rather unusual manner. No one really saw this coming for sports or really understood the move. You’re a billion dollar sports team and business, what’s the price of energy compared to your wallet?

Well lets see how much money the Eagles saved and just how much comparatively solar panel to wind turbine. According to http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/sports/football/18stadium.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 the Philadelphia Eagles expect to reduce their energy costs almost 25% in just their first year. Estimating at about $3 million per year and growing.

The Philadelphia Eagles don’t plan on stopping there. The owner Jeffrey Lurie has said it would be a dream to make the stadium self-efficient. I guess it takes money to save money. I will say that it is strange to drive down I-95 to see the Philadelphia stadiums in their natural habitat then to see a bunch of wind turbines on top of Lincoln Financial and Solar Panels all across the parking lots and the side of the stadium. However, it is really cool that Philadelphia is home to one of the most progressive stadiums in sports.