Innovative solar shade structure composed of four solar arrays that shade over 800 parking spaces and transforms a massive 5-acre parking lot into a civic space when needed for major civic events. (ie: 2012 IronMan, 2012 Rock and Roll Marathon, etc.) The structures are located on the main Tempe campus of Arizona State University. Generating over 2.2 MW of energy, the Power Parasol is elevated 24' above the surface of the parking lot encouraging greater ventilation and a cooler surface area for the solar modules.