Good Energy signs new subsidy-free solar power agreements
Deal with Flintshire County Council guarantees future of two solar farms
Good Energy, the 100% renewable power company, is today announcing a new subsidy-free agreement to provide financial security to two solar farms in Wales.
The unique deal means Good Energy will be the sole power purchaser for two new solar projects over an initial five-year period. The long-term agreement was offered at above-market rates, providing financial security to Flintshire County Council and meaning the projects were able to go ahead.
The two sites, Flint Landfill and Crumps Yard, are being developed on land owned by the Council, close to the border between Wales and England. Crumps Yard was previously used for a number of industrial processes, and Flint is a former landfill site. Both have been redeveloped to host around 9,000 solar panels, generating clean power for years to come. The two projects have a combined capacity of 3.5 megawatts, and will export an estimated 3,500 megawatt hours of renewable power to the grid, enough to power around 1,000 homes over a year.
The solar sites achieved planning permission in 2020; the new financial agreement means they have now entered the construction phase, with both projects scheduled to be generating clean power in 2021.
UK Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said: “Solar power is vital in driving forward the UK’s transition to clean, green energy and tackle climate change.
“Good Energy’s innovative solar project not only champions independent renewables, but will help create new green jobs across Flintshire, supporting our ambitions to build back greener and eliminate our contribution to climate change.”
Juliet Davenport, CEO and Founder, at Good Energy, said: “This new agreement is a great example of everything Good Energy stands for, providing a market for independent renewables right here in Britain. This is what we have been doing for 20 years and it means these clean power projects have a future. We look forward to working with Flintshire Council over the coming years and seeing these new solar sites come to life.”
Flintshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Corporate Management and Assets, Councillor Billy Mullin, said: “Flintshire County Council is pleased to be working with Good Energy on this important Solar project which will support the reduction in carbon emissions emitted through standard energy generation which cause climate change. This is a key priority for the Council and I personally welcome this plan coming to fruition.”
Good Energy currently holds direct power purchase agreements with over 1,600 renewable generators across the UK, covering over 100% of its customers energy consumption across the year. The company has pursued this unique model since it was founded over 20 years ago.