Renewable energy in our buildings

Council headquarters - solar panels

We are using solar energy to cut power bills thanks to the installation of 64 panels which have been mounted on the south facing roof of our headquarters building on Glenurquhart Road in Inverness.

The £57,000 cost has been part funded by the Government Low Carbon Building Programme which offers support to projects which demonstrate community benefit. Solar Technologies and Hydro Contracting, under the direction of McGregor Construction, carried out the work.

The panels, which generate 10kWp, are expected to produce an average of 9,000kWh each year and 4T CO2. The payback to us will be 18 years and the life expectancy of the system is 25 to 30 years.