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Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water Has Submitted Plans to Generate Renewable Energy at Its Five Fords Wastewater Treatment Works nr Marchwiel, Wrexham
The plans involve the installation of solar panels and will play a key part in helping the company become more self sufficient in energy generation and reduce its carbon footprint. It will also benefit customers by reducing overall operating costs.
The treatment works - which benefited from an investment of £23 million to install Anaerobic Digesters in 2012 - is the company's largest treatment works in north Wales, serving a population of 96 thousand households. The proposed solar panels will generate 4.8MW of energy - which is enough to power 1500 homes.
Plans have now been submitted to Wrexham County Borough Council which outlines the utility company's proposals to install the 20,000 solar panels on land within the boundary of the treatment works and on adjoining land in its ownership.
The company is committed to keeping local people informed about the proposals and a public information event was held at the village hall in Marchwiel in August to give local residents the opportunity to look at the proposals and meet the project team. The planning application will shortly be available for public inspection and we would welcome views from local residents and members of the public in general.
Mike Pedley, Dŵr Cymru's Head of Energy said:
"The proposed solar panels at Five Fords will help to reduce our carbon footprint and benefit the environment as we become more self sufficient moving into the future. We have set an ambitious target to reduce this footprint by 25% by 2015."
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