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May 2024
Harrogate company installs 762 solar panels on roof
A company with headquarters in Harrogate has installed 762 solar panels across the roofs of both of its buildings.
Belzona, which manufactures polymeric repair and protection systems, has installed the panels at Claro Road.
The panels, which cover 1,486 square metres, will generate over 300,000 kWh of electricity per year.
Ofgem, the energy regulator for Great Britain, estimates the average UK home uses 2,700 kWh of electricity annually, which is enough to power 111 homes.
The panels were installed by Keighley firm R&B Mechanical & Electrical Ltd.
Solar panels on Belzona headquaters
Helen Parris, QSHE manager and head of Belzona’s environmental committee, said:
The company said it had estimated the panels will have produced enough energy to offset the energy invested in their entire lifecycle within a couple of years.
Belzona did not reveal the cost of the installation of the panels. When asked by the Stray Ferret it would only say it had been a "significant investment".
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