Bury Council expect to make £140,000 saving over the lifetime of new solar project

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 With more and more local councils across the UK switching onto the value of solar panels in both environmental and economic terms, it’s exciting to be able to share regular news of new councils joining the solar revolution. This week it’s Bury’s turn!

Bury council have announced a new solar panel project involving the installation of 69 solar panels at the council’s HQ at Bradley Fold. These 69 panels have each been attached to the south-facing roof of their vehicle depot. The project, carried out by Solarcrown, will see the solar panels generate roughly 22,000kWh of electricity per year, which in turn will reduce carbon emissions by around 10 tonnes annually.

The installation will cost in the region of £27,000, an outlay that Bury Council expects to recoup within eight years, before going on to save a further £140,000 in electricity bills over the project’s lifetime. This is in addition to the savings already being enjoyed after the installation of LED lighting at their site in 2017.

Alan Quinn, who is a Councillor in Bury and also a Cabinet member for the environment, shared: “Our ambition is to become carbon neutral by 2038, and we are taking measures across the council to reduce energy use, cut pollution and save money on our power bills. It needs to become the norm that every building will have ‘green’ features such as solar panels, sustainable drainage and air or ground source heat pumps.”

All we can add is good on Bury council and we hope to see many more local councils follow suit.


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