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Thanet District Council’s Ramsgate leisure centre rooftop solar story
Learn how Thanet District Council helped power Ramsgate leisure centre’s sustainable future with clean energy.
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Watch this short video to discover how the LASER team successfully delivered rooftop solar for Larkfield Leisure Centre.
189
Rooftop solar panels installed
19TCO2
Annual carbon reduction
27.25%
ROI in year 1, with a 4 year payback period
In 2023, Larkfield Leisure Centre took a major step towards achieving their net zero goals. In partnership with SAS Energy, the large rooftop installation consisted of 189 solar panels, not only saving the centre significant money on their energy bills, but also removes over 19 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere per year.
Steve Marks, LASER Energy’s Head of Carbon Advisory, and the representative on the project, had this to say about the overall installation:
The project ran smoothly from start to finish, from procurement through to installation and commissioning. The end result was an impressive installation and substantial impact on the centre’s energy bills and their emissions.
Learn how Thanet District Council helped power Ramsgate leisure centre’s sustainable future with clean energy.
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