Suffolk County Council is set to earn about £10m selling power to the National Grid.
By Ben ParkerSuffolk County Council is due to cut its overspend by selling energy created at its waste site.to help plug a £22m spending gap, is set to earn about £10m selling power to the National Grid.Together with a £0.9m improvement in finances, an £11.4m overspend is now forecast.The Conservative-run council had forecast it would spend £22.3m over its £688.1m budget for the year.
It said it would use savings in the short term, but this was "not sustainable" and every department would have to make cuts.Follow East of England news on
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