Charlton Athletic are planning to install giant solar panels on two stands at The Valley.
Details of the plans have been lodged with Greenwich Council, a week after the club signed a deal to have a new floodlight system installed at the stadium.
The two arrays would run the length of the West Stand and the Alan Curbishley Stand, which were both built in the 1990s after the club returned to The Valley.
They would be able to generate 651 kilowatts/peak on sunny days, making them up to 160 times more powerful than a typical home installation. Power not used by the club would be sent to the National Grid.
Recent changes to the law means the club does not have to apply for permission, but it does have to notify the council. The thin panels would be barely visible from the ground.
Charlton were promoted to the Championship after beating Leyton Orient in the League One play-off final last month. Promotion will mean more midweek games under the floodlights.
The deal signed last week with MaxAmaze includes “a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient floodlight system” to replace the current ageing system, which had to be patched up with a temporary fix last season.
MaxAmaze will also lend the club its expertise in “audio-visual systems, pyrotechnics, and digital fan interaction”, the Addicks said.
Details can be found on the Greenwich Council planning website.
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