'This is a landmark agreement'
Manchester City Council has signed a 15-year renewable energy agreement which they say will save 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions, as well as delivering "significant savings on energy costs".
"“It’s good for the Council and Manchester people – saving money and improving our energy security – and crucially it’s good for the planet at the same time, enabling us to save more than 20,000 tonnes of harmful carbon emissions," she said. It's expected to provide up to 35 GWh per year, which the council say will power the "vast majority" of its energy needs including powering its buildings, street lighting and electric vehicles. And using solar as an energy source is estimated to save around 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over the first five years of the contract.
The M.E.N previously reported that the council-owned Manchester Energy Network, which aimed to move the city towards its net zero target, had lost more than £1m since being set up in 2022.
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