Southam in Warwickshire is aiming to become Britain’s first solar-powered town - and the Deputy Mayor is leading the way by putting energy saving solar PV panels on his rooftop.
Dave Wise, pictured outside his home, paid over £10,000 for his installation but will easily recover this money over the years, benefiting from free electricity and being able to sell any excess power he generates back to the National Grid.
As the Deputy Mayor says: "Saving money and reducing my carbon output – it’s a no-brainer!"
EOS Energy, the Southam-based company that fitted the solar PV panels, has recently secured £20 million funding enabling it to fit PV installations for free to the many residents of Southam.
Residents will receive free electricity with the funding company recouping its costs through the government feed-in tariff.
Lee Summers, director of EOS Energy, said: "There is no reason that rooftops across the whole of Britain could not be used as batteries to power all our towns and cities with renewable energy.
"With the whole town wired up to solar power, the residents are set to collectively save around £30 million a year on electricity bills."
EOS Energy is holding a "Community Day" on July 15 as part of its plan to make Southam the first sun-powered town in Britain.
Guest speakers will include MP Jeremy Wright, Olympian David Moorcroft OBE, and inventor Trevor Baylis OBE.
"We can convert Southam, and then we foresee that other UK towns and cities will follow. We firmly believe that the dream of a solar-powered UK can become a reality," concluded Mr Summers.
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