An installation of 393 roof mounted photo voltaic solar panels has commenced at Uttoxeter Leisure Centre in East Staffordshire. Leisure Energy were appointed as Principal Contractor for the install and are working in partnership with East Staffordshire Borough Council and Everyone Active – SLM.. The installation is funded by £339,525 via the Sport England Swimming Pool Support Fund. The panels are expected to save approximately 40 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Cllr Paul Walker, Cabinet Member for Tourism and Cultural Development, said: “I am pleased to see the further installation of solar panels at Uttoxeter Leisure Centre has commenced in partnership with Leisure Energy, one of many ways the Council is working to achieve its goal of making the Borough carbon neutral by 2050.”
Melissa Marsden, Assistant Project Manager at Leisure Energy said “Having worked with East Staffordshire Borough Council at Meado
wside Leisure Centre, we are proud to continue our relationship through the installation of solar panels at Uttoxeter Leisure Centre, further assisting the Council and Everyone Active with providing energy solutions to reduce their carbon emissions and enable electricity generation at their facilities.
Dan Mclean, Everyone Active’s Area Contract Manager, said: “It is great news to have more onsite renewable energy generation, which will further reduce the centre’s carbon footprint going forward. Everyone Active is proud to work alongside the Council in meeting their net zero ambitions, which is the most important part of our own net zero strategy.”
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