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…, especially households, to generate their own renewable energy. Key Facts Since 2018, Solar Together Essex campaigns have resulted in 770 solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Essex households and circa 3.15MW of solar energy generation capacity in our domestic rooftops. The current scheme launched in February 2022 is expected ed to result in over 610 new solar installations adding another 2.4MW…
… its estate and has just reached 1,200,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy generated. The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex now has what is believed to be the largest array of solar panels currently in the NHS. ECC also remains conscious of using energy efficient streetlighting, with 36,681 LED streetlamps now installed across the county. Solar Farm, Birch, Colchester 15…
…: Fairfields Farm Family-owned Fairfields Farm grows and harvests potatoes, which are either packed and shipped or hand-cooked at the on-site factory to become artisan crisps sold across the region. The farm has begun a proactive journey towards net zero. Alongside using solar photovoltaic (PV) technology to power the cold stores where potatoes are kept, the farm recently embarked on an ambitious…
… continues to be a focus for off-shore wind and there have been consultations this year on further off-shore investments (Five Estuaries). We are also seeing more investments in solar farms in Essex. Essex County Council (ECC) collaborated with Essex Local Planning Authorities to produce Guiding Principles for Solar Farms which sets out how solar farms can, if delivered thoughtfully, support…
… to purchasing all electricity ‘from zero carbon sources where this purchase leads to a real increase in investment into those sources’ by 2026, and Anglian Water aims to procure grid electricity through green tariffs and other renewable sources by 2030. We are also seeing a significant increase in solar panels on buildings across the county. For example, ECC now has over 45 solar installations across…