£2.3m Solar Power and Battery Energy Storage Scheme Complete

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SCOTTISH WATER

Scottish Water has completed work on a £2.3 million solar power and battery energy storage scheme which is set to save around 169 tonnes of carbon annually.

The scheme, at Howden Water Treatment Works near Selkirk, consists of 2,112 ground-mounted solar panels and 15 racks of batteries to store the power generated – which will meet over a third of the site’s power usage and support Scottish Water’s drive to reach net zero emissions by 2040.

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