The floodlights, corporate boxes and big screens at sports stadiums are all massive power sappers - but there’s an increasingly popular technology which is chewing more energy than ever before.

The culprits are giant lighting rigs. The rigs are being adopted by football stadiums across Europe and the United Kingdom to encourage grass growth, but they’re creating a significant footprint in doing so.

So, who’s using the most power?

English Premier League football superpower Arsenal could have one of the worst carbon footprints in the region as its home ground is believed to use the biggest set of lighting rigs in the United Kingdom.

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