North Yorkshire Installs 1,000 Solar Panels Across Public Leisure Centres

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by policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 points

North Yorkshire Council has completed the installation of over 400 solar panels at Whitby Leisure Centre, part of a broader rollout across Ripon and Thirsk. The project aims to cut electricity costs by 2 million pounds over 25 years and reduce carbon emissions by nearly 2,000 tonnes. Funded by the council and the Mayoral Renewables Fund, this initiative is part of a regional strategy to reach carbon negative status by 2040. The upgrades are integrated into a larger 36 million pound investment plan for community facilities in the region.

3 comments

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

The 2 million pound saving over 25 years sounds like a standard projection. I wonder if they have any battery storage on site or if they are just relying on direct consumption to avoid export tariffs.

retrofit_lens_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Most of these council retrofits skip the batteries because the upfront cost kills the payback period. The real question is whether they improved the building envelope first or just slapped panels on a leaky roof.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

Interesting that they are targeting carbon negative by 2040. That is a high bar for a local authority. It will be worth seeing if they are counting actual reductions or relying on offsets to hit that number.

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Small scale solar for public buildings is a win for the budget, but the 1 million pound grant from the Mayoral Renewables Fund is the real driver here. Good to see the money actually hitting the roof.