On Saturday 9^th May 2015, Bristol Mayor George Ferguson formally opened Bristol’s first ever community-owned Solar Park at Moorhouse Lane, Bristol. It is Bristol’s largest solar power system to date.

The 1.8MW solar park was built by multi-award winning local company Solarsense UK Limited and was funded and is owned by Low Carbon Gordano Limited, a co-operative whose purpose is to help the local community to reduce energy costs and become more sustainable.

Commenting on the opening, Mayor George Ferguson said, “It’s wonderful that this solar park is happening right here in Bristol, because as you know, Bristol is the European Green Capital of the Year”.

“The world is looking at what we are doing and later on we’ll be setting up our own energy company. That gives a real sense of making sure everybody in Bristol will take part in our battle against climate change. But it’s not just about climate change”.

“What’s absolutely great is that the emissions here are zero and that means we are cleaning up the air in our cities for our children”.

“With this project, Low Carbon Gordano will inspire a lot of people to think a lot more about how we can harness the power of the sun in a much more practical way and I will do everything I can to encourage the new government in Westminster to support renewables and other alternative forms of energy,” he confirmed.

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