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Jul 2021
Harrogate Hydro set for 420 solar panels on roof
The Hydro swimming pool in Harrogate is set to have 420 photovoltaic solar panels installed on its roof to produce renewable energy for Harrogate Borough Council.
The council, which owns the facility, this week submitted a planning application for the panels. It says they will help to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions at the ageing facility, which replaced the old Coppice Valley pool when it opened in 1999.
The council successfully bid this year for funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy‘s public sector decarbonisation scheme, which will help fund the panels.
A total of £1.8m will be spent at The Hydro to install the solar panels as well as replace gas boilers with air source heat pumps and put in place new energy monitoring and control systems.
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An council spokesperson said the council didn't anticipate it would have to close the pool whilst installing the solar panels.
Kathryn Daly, head of place-shaping and economic growth at the council, previously said:
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