Ennoviga Solar has created an investment company that will own the solar arrays, repaying the investment by selling all the clean electricity produced to the water company at a market-competitive price.
Dr Piers Clark, commercial director at Thames Water, said: “With the price of energy forecast to increase above inflation, the way we’ve structured this agreement will give us a cheaper, renewable source of power from a secure source over the long-term.”
Thames Water plans to fit more photovoltaic systems at up to 100 of its smaller locations, delivering a further 0.5% of the firm’s annual energy requirement.
The solar arrays are being fitted at three operational sites in the capital. One on the roof of the Beckton desalination plant in Newham, one on the top of storm tanks built in the 1800s at Crossness sewage works in Bexley, and one on redundant sand filters at Walton water treatment works in Sunbury.
Source: Thames Water
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