Combined with rapidly rising electricity prices this means even better returns and quicker payback time for high energy using homes and businesses.
Leeds city council solar panels.
Solar panels have now been installed on 1 003 council homes across leeds marking the completion of the project.
Leeds city council is installing the energy.
The council is two months into a project to install 1 000 solar photovoltaic.
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After an initial outlay of 3 8 million the solar panels will make the council around 6 4 million over 20 years.
Over 162 tenants are now benefitting from free electricity thanks to solar panels installed by leeds city council.
The council said the project was only possible due.
8 local development order 1 solar panels.
Free solar panel project steps up a gear.
The solar photovoltaic systems installed by the better homes yorkshire team.
Az aire valley leeds enterprise zone ldc 1.
After an initial outlay of 3 8 million the solar panels will make the council around 6 4 million over 20 years and tenants could also save around 4 4 million in electricity costs over the same period working out at around 136 a year for each tenant.
Leeds city council is the local authority of the city of leeds west yorkshire.
The idea is being developed by leeds city council in partnership with locally based social enterprise ces and would mean greatly reduced electricity bills for 1 000 homes in the city.
Any electricity tenants don t use will be sold back to the national grid as part.
Plans to install at least 1 000 solar panels on council owned homes in leeds have been put on hold indefinitely leeds city council has confirmed.
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Tenants whose homes are potentially suitable for free solar panels are being contacted this week.