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Ray Valley Solar will be a subsidy-free, community-owned solar park near Arncott, north east of Oxford, UK. The project will have a total installed capacity of 19.2 MWp and aims to generate enough electricity to power over 6000 homes annually through its ground-mounted panels.
Triodos Bank UK has approved a new loan facility, allowing the project to be constructed this year. Further lending will also be made available for its operation, with the park expected to begin generating in autumn 2021.
The park is owned by Low Carbon Hub, a social enterprise that aims to support and encourage local communities to take control of their energy. This new project will result in a five-fold increase in the amount of green electricity that Low Carbon Hub is able to generate annually.
AN electricity provider has installed more than 80 low-voltage monitors around Oxfordshire which will help it to keep up with the shift in electricity demand. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has installed the devices so that it can see live, up-to-date changes in how people are using electricity. As the Climate Change Committee (CCC) forecasted that by 2050 demand on electricity networks could treble, Project Local Energy Oxfordshire (LEO), is working to understand how communities can play an active role in this journey. Through its smart grid trials, Project LEO is helping prepare for a shift in the electricity system, from one where energy is only consumed to one where it can be produced, stored, balanced and sold back to the system.
A LEADING energy company has been appointed to help reach net zero carbon at a new garden village in Oxfordshire. The county council has appointed Urbanomy, a new spin-off of EDF, to advise on energy decisions at the Salt Cross garden village near Eynsham. The garden village will see 2,200 homes, a primary school with a 1,000 pupil capacity, a health centre and a science park built. Urbanomy will support Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire) and build on the Energy Action Plan (EAP) of the area. It will also assess the energy supply and demand at the garden village, and its impact on the local grid.