Severn Trent Green Power (STGP), a renewable energy company with operations across the UK, is to construct three new large scale solar farms, with potential for a fourth.
By finalising a development rights deal with leading international solar company, Elgin Energy, STGP will transform its overall renewable energy output from approximately 350 GWh/y to around 500 GWh/y (electrical equivalent). The three solar farms will add around 150 GWh of generation capacity to the national grid, rising to over 185 GWh once the fourth is energised – enough energy to supply electricity to around 70 000 homes all year.
At present, the company manages 33 solar arrays, generating 16 GWh/y. The growth is expected to take place over a period of two years, while development of each site takes place.
This project signifies Green Power’s continued strategic commitment to grow a diversified…
