Wrexham Council’s Executive Board gave the go-ahead this week to install Solar PV [photovoltaic] panels onto the roofs of 3000 Council houses across Wrexham.
(PV) technology converts daylight into electricity and provides clean, emission free energy from a sustainable source which will help to reduce the Council’s carbon footprint.
The exciting and ambitious project will save approximately 3000 tonnes of CO2 each year. This is equivalent to taking 1000 cars off the road for 1 year.
An added benefit to the project is that those tenants who will be having PV panels installed onto their properties will see a reduction in their electricity bills (between £100 – £300 per year), whilst the Council will also receive a substantial income via the newly introduced Government backed Feed In Tariff scheme.
The project is expected to be completed by March 2013, with the first of the installations hopefully commencing this summer. Officers will now continue to work on and finalise the project with further details expected to be released soon.
The main source of funding for the project will be through borrowing and the Welsh Assembly Government’s PV Procurement framework will be used in order to help the Council find the best supplier for the purchase and installation of the panels.
