Volunteer organisation appealing for funding
An eco-friendly community group has launched a bid to fund the largest solar-panel roof installation in Greater Manchester at a secondary school in Altrincham. The ‘solar array’ at Wellington School in Timperley will cover the school roofs with nearly 1,000 solar panels to generate enough electricity to make more than 16 million cups of tea a year.
Altrincham Green Party councillor on Trafford council Michael Welton, who is also a parent of two students at Wellington School, said: “As a parent and nearby local councillor, I put Wellington School in touch with GMCR as soon as I heard about this opportunity. It is great to see things moving so swiftly and we hope lots of people in the local community will get involved.
The solar panels have so far generated enough electricity to charge more than 65 million smartphones, saved upwards of £70,000 on their energy bills and prevented 300 tonnes of carbon emissions from polluting power stations.
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