Melco Resorts and Entertainment looks to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and promote environmental sustainability with the installation of solar panels in the rooftops of its City of Dreams and Studio City casinos in Macau.

In a press release, the company said the placing of 18,000 solar photovoltaic panels, spanning nearly 30,000 square meters over its two casino resorts, have the capacity to generate almost 7.7 million kilowatt-hours of energy every year. According to the casino operator, this is equivalent to 1,500 average households’ annual energy consumption.

The switch to solar power is expected to cut CO2 emissions by over 6,000 tons, which is said to be equivalent to the amount that 260,000 trees could absorb in a year.

With the installation of the solar panels, Melco claims to be the first integrated resort in Macau to install on-site renewable energy technology.