Warrington Borough Council, GB and GRIDSERVE achieve energy self-sufficiency for council operations
Warrington Borough Council, GB Energy Self-Sufficiency
The borough and GRIDSERVE developed the 88-acre Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm to power an all-electric bus fleet starting in 2023. This 23 MWp facility is the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom. This partnership previously acquired a solar site in Hull for all of the council's operational needs and built a York hybrid farm for sales back into the grid. Warrington Borough Council is the first local authority in the United Kingdom to generate 100% of its own electricity.
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Warrington Borough Council has become the first local authority in the UK to produce all of its own electricity with the completion of a new hybrid solar farm.
UK’s most advanced hybrid solar farm completed for Warrington council | GRIDSERVE
The project continues the nationwide expansion of subsidy-free renewable power, to meet the UK’s net zero carbon energy commitments. At more than 88 acres, the equivalent to more than 50 football pitches, the 23 MWp Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm is the first DC-coupled solar farm of this size in ...
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