Solar PV Residential Collective Buying Scheme

Programme overview

The Residential Collective Buying Scheme is aimed at able to pay residents across West Yorkshire and has an objective of making solar PV arrays and battery storage more affordable for participating households. Affordability will be delivered through economies of scale achieved through collective buying. This means that the costs of solar installations are not fully funded. However, the residents will be able to access the solar equipment at a reduced cost of approximately 30% compared to the market price. The project aims to install panels on an estimated 811 privately owned homes equating to around 3.2 MW of solar power, CO2 savings of 762,000kg per annum and estimated total bill savings of £506,400 per annum.

The contract is projected to be awarded in February 2024.