Co-op to install solar panels on funeralcare branches
The news comes as part of its journey to increase the amount of renewable power that it directly procures, as it aims to install up to 76,000 solar panels
Co-op has announced its ambitions to install solar panels on a target of up to 700 sites across its funeralcare, food and logistic portfolio across the UK over the next three years.
The news comes as part of its journey to increase the amount of renewable power that it directly procures, as it aims to install up to 76,000 solar panels.
This would deliver 30,000 MWh generation of solar energy, which is enough to power the equivalent of around 12,500 homes.
Additionally, Co-op’s solar panel project will alleviate pressure on the wider national grid infrastructure and help the group become Net Zero across its operations by 2035.
Heather Thomas, group property and sustainability director at Co-op, said: “Our investment in onsite power generation across our estate is part of Co-op’s commitment to playing its role in the transition to Net Zero.
“This project, alongside increasing our investment in corporate power purchase agreements, is crucial to guaranteeing that the energy we use in our operations is renewable and traceable.”
She added: “It’s imperative that all businesses, no matter their size, address their environmental impact with high importance and this includes how energy is sourced.”
The news of the embedded solar power project follows on from the launch of a solar farm in Cambridgeshire – made possible by Co-op’s signing of a PPA – and a further agreement to take the entire output of a 34-megawatt solar farm, located in North Yorkshire, which is set to be fully operational in 2025.
