Manchester council still wants to buy a solar farm
Manchester council has pulled out of buying a solar farm which it was set to start using by next year. The town hall, which was in talks over buying a site outside of Greater Manchester, has concluded that the scheme is not suitable.
Labour councillor Tracey Rawlins, who is Manchester council's executive member for environment, said: "We are exploring in detail options to decarbonise our energy supply to help achieve our ambitions of halving the council’s carbon emissions by 2025 and reducing them to zero by 2038 at the latest. One option we have been looking at is the potential to own and operate our own solar farm.
"We remain determined to cut the council’s direct carbon emissions significantly through directly-sourced renewable energy. This could either be through the purchase of an alternative, more suitable solar facility if one can be identified or through a Power Purchase Agreement . Under a PPA we would be an investor in the construction of a new solar facility, guaranteeing access to the renewable energy created, rather than owning and operating one.
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