Sunday, 12 August 2012

Sainsburys Now Biggest Solar Generator in Europe

Sainsburys, the UK supermarket chain has announced that it has now installed over 69,500 solar panels on 169 of its stores.

This will save 6,800 tonnes a year of carbon dioxide emissions and makes Sainsburys the top generator of solar power across Europe which is a pretty impressive feat when countries such as Germany had such a head start with their Feed in Tariff schemes.

Sainsburys 69,500 solar panels generate a total of 16MW suggesting that the panels used are 230Wp ones. On a domestic installation these would generate FIT payments of £7.2 million per year at the original rate. Obviously the Feed in Tariff only applies to domestic installations below 4kWp so Sainsburys would never get this money but it gives a comparison between commercial and domestic.



Sainsburys Now Biggest Solar Generator in Europe
Sainsburys Now Biggest Solar Generator in Europe


Installing 69500 Solar Panels - Sainsburys Now Biggest Solar Generator in Europe
Installing 69500 Solar Panels - Sainsburys Now Biggest Solar Generator in Europe

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