Another step towards goal to be a net zero carbon business by 2030

Anglian Water is set to further enhance their renewable energy portfolio this week with start of the latest installation of solar energy at one of their key operational sites based in Huntingdonshire.

Grafham Water uses approximately 45 million kilowatt hours of energy a year to supply clean water across the region to hundreds of thousands of customers. The energy generated by the solar panels will be used on site to help power essential operations. In total nearly 42,000 solar modules will generate over 26% of the energy used by the works; that’s enough electricity to power 3,000 houses; the equivalent to the annual emissions of 1,000 family cars based on 12,000 miles annually.

This renewable energy source will generate over a quarter of the energy used by the site over the course of a year and save around 3,500 tonnes of carbon annually, significantly reducing the site’s carbon footprint. Since 2010 the company has made a 58% reduction in capital carbon a 35% reduction in operational carbon across the business.

David Riley, Head of Carbon Neutrality at Anglian Water comments: “We supply over 6 million customers across the East of England with water and water recycling services and the population continues to grow rapidly – in fact this region is one of the fastest growing in the UK and one that is at risk from climate change.  Our challenge is to address this increasing demand for services sustainably, and it’s that challenge which underpins our ambitious renewable energy strategy.

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