'It's frankly a no-brainer this…schools will see their bills fall & be able to use that money for frontline services'
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband explains new scheme from state-owned company GB Energy to spend £180 million fitting solar panels to hundreds of schools & hospitals
Energy Secretary Ed Miliband explains new scheme from state-owned company GB Energy to spend £180 million fitting solar panels to hundreds of schools & hospitals
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Large scale projects like tidal lagoons, wind farms and solar farms provide better results.
For solar farms it doesn’t matter which way the roof faces because they’re in a field, there are no roofs. They can be more densely packed and larger so you also have economy of scale.
A solar panel on every roof is inefficient, expensive and impractical.
To put the 100’s in perspective, there is over 1,600 schools in Wales alone. There are roughly 650 constituencies (MP’s) in the UK.
100’s is a PR exercise, not a strategy.
Profits will be reasonable, and funnelled back into future investments. It’s a force multiplier.
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I don’t really see how your contention is true? Perhaps you can elaborate?
The challenge will be to do the work in a way that is best for the big picture!
Schools can have relatively small energy demand compared with available roof space.
We need the Community Energy Sharing Network to enable export & billing to neighbouring households (excl network charges)
Solar panels work when it’s sunny.
When’s its sunniest? Summer
What are schools doing during the summer? Closed for six weeks.
It could be minus 5 as long as there is sunlight the panels will produce as much electricity as if it wax 39 degrees.
Solar panels do save money. Don’t over think it
I'd argue 99x just for the schools!
Now factor in transport, poor housing and agriculture etc.
I worked at there was a massive south facing roof. Our 15 panels at home on Wed and Thurs gave us 50 kw.
That's if the local elec. group will take it. It's all about handling capacity. However 15 x 300w. is 4.5kw.h.
It's a good thing.
But hey definitely Kerching for the City/Investors.
What’s the point of Labour?
Make it make sense!!!