Renewable energy will be generated by 324 ground mounted (photovoltaic) panels at borehole site
A £307,000 solar scheme is now helping power the pumps which provide water to a treatment works in Dumfriesshire.
It is now set to generate 0.14GWh of green energy per year – enough boil over 622,000 kettles over 12 months. The renewable energy generated by the solar panels will meet 12 per cent of the site’s power usage, saving 17 tonnes of carbon annually and supporting Scottish Water’s drive to reach net zero emissions by 2040.
“The increasing impact of the climate crisis is being felt across Scottish Water’s operations and serves to highlight the urgent need to reduce emissions. Our solar energy programme is an important facet in our drive to net zero and we are continuing to ramp up the scale and pace of delivering these projects.”
Environment Moffat Scottish Water Dumfries & Galloway
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