The system has a total output of 297 kW – enough to power about two hundred homes.There are only three other solar power systems in the whole of the UK water industry larger than the new installation, putting Bristol Water very much at the forefront on this typeof renewable energy.
The system was approved by Western Power Distribution for connection to the grid and will provide energy to the works throughout the next 25 years.
Bristol Water has not had to pay for the design, construction, equipment or electrical engineering work.
Solaris, the engineering company which built the solar scheme, will receive a government subsidy for solar power, the Feed-in-Tariff. In return, Bristol Water will receive zero-carbon energy from the system for use at the treatment works.
Bristol Water's Environment Manager Patric Bulmer said the new system was good for both the business and the environment.
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With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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