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Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center has fully activated a rooftop solar installation spanning roughly 3.5 acres above its convention center, according to a company press release issued through PR Newswire. The announcement coincided with World Energy Saving Day on October 21, 2026.
The array comprises 4,696 panels and is projected to produce close to 3.4 million kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity each year. During peak production, it is expected to cover as much as 20 percent of the resort’s electrical load and to offset up to half of the electricity the property buys from its local utility.
The solar system joins an existing combined heat and power system and other building-efficiency technologies in what the resort describes as an integrated energy strategy aimed at expanding on-site generation, lowering emissions and reducing dependence on grid-supplied power.
The project represents another investment by Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., which owns the National Harbor, Maryland, resort, in its long-term future. Marriott International operates the property, and the installation also supports that company’s wider sustainability objectives.
Mark Fioravanti, president and chief executive officer of Ryman Hospitality Properties, characterized the project as an example of working with Marriott International on initiatives that serve shared conservation goals and create long-term shareholder value. He noted that completing the project reduces demand on the local power grid while improving operational efficiency and strengthening the resort’s climate resilience.
The array was activated in June 2026 and has since generated about 495,316 kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity, a quantity the release equates to the annual power use of roughly 48 average U.S. households. That output has avoided an estimated 333 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
With the system’s inverters now operational, the array is projected to avoid about 2,285 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually and to generate enough electricity for roughly 331 average U.S. homes, using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency methodology.
Gaylord National worked with REV Energy Ventures to develop and implement the project. Jeff Bedard, founder and chief executive officer of REV Energy Ventures, said the installation shows how large hospitality properties can incorporate renewable energy while keeping operations running smoothly, and that its scale illustrates the role on-site renewable energy can play in supporting efficiency and sustainability goals.
The solar installation extends an efficiency strategy already in place at the resort. Since 2018, the on-site combined heat and power system has produced electricity while redirecting waste energy for heating, helping meet more than 75 percent of the resort’s energy needs and cutting greenhouse gas emissions substantially.
Derek Brauner, director of engineering at the resort, said the solar addition reinforces the foundation built through the combined heat and power system and other efficiency investments. He described on-site generation, capture of thermal energy that would otherwise be wasted and continuous monitoring of building systems as elements of more efficient operation, with the solar array forming another part of a resort-wide strategy centered on energy efficiency, resource conservation and long-term sustainability.
Beyond environmental effects, the paired systems are intended to strengthen long-term energy resilience by giving the resort greater control over operating costs and supporting reliable power production for a destination that hosts large numbers of guests, meeting attendees and convention visitors.
The resort also points to broader sustainability work covering energy efficiency, waste reduction, resource conservation and community impact. Through a partnership with the Food Recovery Network, it has donated more than 115,000 pounds of surplus prepared food to date, helping supply about 30,000 meals a year to local hunger-fighting organizations. Other measures include energy-saving building technologies, continuous operational monitoring, rooftop beehives, an on-site herb garden and a commitment to local and sustainable sourcing. Waste-reduction efforts include single-stream recycling, paperless billing, the removal of single-use toiletry bottles and recycling of up to 170,000 pounds of cardboard monthly.
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center describes itself as the largest non-gaming hotel and convention center on the East Coast. Situated along the Potomac River in National Harbor, Maryland, it opened in April 2008, holds AAA Four Diamond status and sits eight miles from Washington, D.C. The property offers nearly 2,000 guest rooms, including 110 suites, a 19-story garden atrium, 600,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, and restaurants and lounges including Old Hickory Steakhouse, Harbor Social and Lookout 18 Rooftop Lounge.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. is a lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust focused on group-oriented, upscale convention center resorts and entertainment experiences. Its holdings include the Gaylord Opryland, Gaylord Palms, Gaylord Texan, Gaylord National and Gaylord Rockies resorts, which it says are five of the seven largest non-gaming convention center hotels in the United States by total indoor meeting space. The company also owns Grande Lakes Orlando Resort, the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa and the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, along with two ancillary hotels next to its Gaylord properties. Its hotel portfolio, managed by Marriott International, totals 13,956 rooms and more than 3 million square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space. Ryman also holds an approximate 70 percent controlling ownership interest in Opry Entertainment Group, whose brands include the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, WSM 650 AM, Ole Red, Category 10, Nashville-area attractions and Block 21 in downtown Austin, Texas. Opry Entertainment Group manages select outdoor live music venues and owns a majority interest in Southern Entertainment, and Ryman operates it as its Entertainment segment in a taxable REIT subsidiary with results consolidated in the company’s financial results.
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