Reading Borough Council Solar Panels

The council has hit its carbon footprint target three years early.

Reading borough council solar panels.

The platform has gone live with energy assets from the first two councils. Councillors in reading are being urged to look at installing solar panels on council. Reading borough council has also been showing a lead having cut its carbon footprint by half well ahead of schedule too. Image caption solar panels can generate electricity and a guaranteed payment for the energy they produce.

A 37 cut in reading borough council s carbon footprint is estimated to have saved 5 5 million in energ y costs since 2008. Reading borough council said the 1 8m scheme would pay for itself over two decades with income generated through the. The councils will connect to the system in the coming two months. We own and operate 20 solar pv systems on roofs in and around reading with a combined capacity of 434 kwp energy enough to power the equivalent of 128 homes each year.

Reading borough council and wokingham borough council. Welcome to reading community energy society our mission is to accelerate the uptake of community owned renewable energy in reading and surrounds. Coronavirus covid 19 guidance and support. Councils across england have been tasked with trying to reach the government s carbon neutral target by 2050.

Year on year carbon emissions produced by the council fell by nearly 11 in 2015 16 saving the reading council tax payer around 900 000. Skip to main content. Measures have included the installation of solar panels on over 40 council community and school buildings and. Energy costs for reading borough council have fallen by 50 per cent in 10 years saving the cash strapped authority 7 million.

Children and education schools caring for children concerns about a child. Rces is set up as a community benefit society meaning it is a business run for charitable purposes. 30 november 2018 by hugh fort. Council council tax comment complain compliment democracy.

Hundreds of council homes in reading are being installed with solar panels. It will monitor and manage solar panels electric vehicle ev charging points and other flexible electrical equipment at the local authorities. Each board of directors is passionate about increasing the amount of renewable energy in reading and making this project happen.