Solar power efficiency boost for Rhyl school
Additional solar power infrastructure is improving energy efficiency at a Rhyl School.
Additional solar power infrastructure is improving energy efficiency at a Rhyl School.
Work has been finished at Rhyl High School which will see extra PV panels on the building’s roof helping reduce reliance from national grid energy, long term costs and carbon emissions from the site.
It’s all part of Denbighshire County Council’s Energy Team’s continuing work to drive down energy use and costs at buildings run by the local authority.
The team has managed projects across Council owned buildings including schools, to help improve building energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and also usage costs over the longer term.
They first assessed Rhyl High School to find out which areas of energy use could be improved to increase efficiency.
Supported by the Council’s Education and Children’s Services, the work saw the existing 40kw solar PV system on the roof of the school increased to a 95kw solar PV system.
The new PV panels alongside the existing ones will help harness energy from the sun to power the site, taking pressure off the local grid system and improving the reduction of carbon emissions on site.
Every Kilowatt generated by the PV panels and used by the school will save around 22 pence.
The additional solar PV array will save Rhyl High School an estimated 42,320kWh, over 10 tonnes of carbon emissions and over £11,749.00 annually in reduced energy costs, paying back what has been invested in a short space of time.
Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “Our Energy team is extremely grateful to Rhyl High School for allowing us to carry out this additional work to help the school lower energy usage and reduce long term costs and at the same time create a more pleasant environment for learning and wellbeing to support both pupils and staff.
“This is an important piece of work that supports our continuing drive to lower energy usage and costs and reduce carbon footprints across our building estate and it’s fantastic to see the school and our Energy Team working together to achieve this.”
Councillor Diane King, Lead Member for Education, Children and Families said: “This work will help Rhyl High’s overall energy usage, and is a step forward in increasing the renewable energy capacity in our educational buildings.
This installation is a collaborative effort between our Education and Energy team, who are working in tandem to help reduce long term energy costs and emissions simultaneously.”