Warrington Council expects to generate an estimated operating surplus of £150m over 30 years after buying two UK solar farms.
As part of a £62m partnership with GRIDSERVE, one farm near Hull will provide all of the council’s electricity needs and cut its power bills by £2m per year.
Energy from the second plant, near York, will be sold on the open market or to other local authorities.
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