Sunsheeeine: Manchester council considering buying its own huge solar panel farm (you know... using that big yellow thing in the sky)

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Manchester council is considering buying its own multi-million pound solar panel farm in its fight against climate change. Later this month, councillors will discuss purchasing a 100-hectare plot to help meet criteria for cutting emissions.

If the town hall-owned a solar photovoltaic (PV) facility, it would have greater security and control over energy and future costs. READ MORE:Met Office weather forecast as temperatures predicted to reach 21C across Greater Manchester The council’s Climate Change Action Plan is aimed at halving emissions by 2025.

The goal is for the city to be carbon neutral by 2038. A move towards large scale renewable energy options - such as a solar power farm - could make those goals a reality.