Edinburgh Council has this week outlined plans to develop the largest community-owned renewable energy project in the U.K. Working in partnership with the Edinburgh Community Solar Cooperative (ECSC) and supported by Energy4All, the council will seek to install rooftop solar PV panels across a number of public buildings in the city, including schools, community and leisure centers, and government buildings. All solar energy harvested under the scheme will self consumed, with any excess power remaining sold to the National Grid and all profits then steered back into the local community via a new Community Benefit Fund. Interested communities, organizations or individuals can sign up to invest in the solar initiative, which will offset an estimated 855 tonnes of carbon emissions each year once fully up and running. Edinburgh residents are given priority allocation in the scheme, but any person resident in Scotland can register ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...