Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city Thousands of solar panels are set to be installed at council depots in Salford.
The £1m plan would see solar carports created at the Swinton Hall Road and Turnpike House depots using an EU grant awarded to Greater Manchester.
The energy-generating structures would harness the power of the sun to create electricity while providing shelter for vehicles parked beneath them. READ MORE: 'State-of-the-art' solar farm and new hydroelectric schemes will power 638 homes This would contribute to meeting the city-region's target to increase renewable power generation while saving the local authority money and moving closer to the council's zero carbon
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