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Solar panels turn sunshine into gold at Lewisham, Deptford, Bromley and Gravesend police stations
11:38am Wednesday 2nd January 2013 in Bromley By Sarah Trotter
Solar panel being installed at Gravesend police station last year
SOLAR panels have helped turn sunshine into gold at Lewisham, Bromley and Gravesend police stations.
The Met police gained £22,000 from an energy-saving scheme after seven London stations including Lewisham, Deptford, Bromley, and Gravesend, were fitted with the panels last year.
The cash comes from after the force signed up to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s Feed in Tariff scheme which rewards businesses investing in low carbon electricity.
The electricity supplier then pays businesses for each unit of electricity generated by the solar panels - with the latest figures spanning savings made from December 2011 to September last year.
Head of carbon management for the Met Neil Grange said: "We are always looking at ways to become more sustainable and this scheme has the added bonus that we are able to use our roof space and generate an income from solar energy.
"The Met is a huge organisation and has a duty to reduce its carbon footprint as much as possible. We are working on a range of projects to that end."
Last year the Met completed 35 energy efficiency projects that police forecast will save £380,000 and reduce carbon emissions by around 1,500 tonnes per year. Financial savings from these projects are then recycled back into funding future schemes.
Comments(9)
madras
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12:45pm Wed 2 Jan 13
rarecockneyguvnor wrote:We installed solar panels at home a year ago and despite it not being a particularly sunny year are quite happy with the return - significant reduction in electricity bills and the feed in tariff payment too. So far from being 'BS'
The outlay on this BS far out weighs the savings.
Someone has shares in the solar panel company, or owns it......I betcha.
rarecockneyguvnor
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2:06pm Wed 2 Jan 13
The technology needs to advance a lot more yet.
Polly Staight
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11:25pm Wed 2 Jan 13
I expect the Met followed the usual channels... They charged us!
Geddit?
BTW: WTF is a "Head of Carbon Management"?
Sounds like something you might pick up from the Guardian.
Tim Sowter
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11:30pm Wed 2 Jan 13
guardian.co.uk/news/
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you will see the £22k is for Sutton, Lewisham and Deptford police stations. Who has got it right?
SimplyBen
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12:16pm Thu 3 Jan 13
:)
goldenbroomboy
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4:46pm Fri 4 Jan 13
SimplyBen wrote:The report mentions "...seven London stations including Lewisham, Deptford, Bromley, and Gravesend,..." (sic)
Not this one. Gravesend is Kent Police, not the Met. Secondly Gravesend Police Station doesn't exist. Try North Kent Police Station in Northfleet. Nearly there NS! :)
Yep, they came for us first, now they are coming for you. All together now:
"Maybe its becorse ahm a Lundarner..."
Marty1979
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7:53pm Mon 7 Jan 13
Familyguy321
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11:20pm Tue 8 Jan 13
rarecockneyguvnor says...
11:55am Wed 2 Jan 13
Someone has shares in the solar panel company, or owns it......I betcha.