ARLINGTON, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Capitol Theater in Arlington is doing their half to save lots of the planet whereas additionally preserving the movie show enterprise alive and thriving by putting in photo voltaic panels on the roof of their theater.
The practically 100-year-old Capitol Theater might have a deep historical past, and now the theater can add getting into the photo voltaic age to its wealthy historical past.
WBZ NewsRadio spoke with proprietor Richard Fraiman, who confirmed us the panels from the roof.
“As you possibly can see, we used each attainable sq. foot [of space] for energy era with these models, they usually estimate that we are able to produce one hundred pc of our electrical energy on this theater with a surplus or surplus to be exported to [Somerville Theater],” stated Fraiman.
The Somerville Theater is one other boutique theater owned by Fraiman, and the solar energy provide will achieve preserving the lights and projector screens working for the foreseeable future.
The actual star of the film in these theaters appears to be the very best level within the sky, the solar.
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas (@JamesRojasMMJ) reviews.
