The Chevy Corvette and solar power may seem like strange bedfellows at first glance, but General Motors has committed to a worldwide plan to integrate alternative energy into its offices and factories.

In fact, GM generates more energy from solar panels than any other automaker in the United States, and it’s increasing its lead with the announcement of a new solar system at the Corvette assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

When complete, the 850-kilowatt solar array will be the largest in the state, according to GM, generating 1.2 million kilowatt hours of electricity.

That’s enough electricity to build about 850 Corvettes, to put it into more easily-digestible terms.

This new array is part of a total of two megawatts of solar arrays GM plans to add to facilities across the country, like an 800-kilowatt system at its Warren Transmission plant.

GM will produce approximately 15 million kilowatt-hours of electricity from a total of 16 facilities, helping it avoid approximately 11 million tons of carbon emissions from coal power plants.

“Corvette customers are passionate about their vehicles because of their design, technology and precision performance,” said Rob Threlkeld, GM global manager of renewable energy. “Offering them a product that is partially built using green energy will be another proof point that they’re driving a true supercar.”

Building Corvettes using some solar power is a good first step towards the “greening” of this American sports car, and with up to 29 MPG on the highway it is more efficient than many sports cars. But it’s still a long way from being a green car in the same vein as the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, solar power or not.