The GR Evans and Co Abbatoir near Corwen uses 120 solar panels on its roof to help power the plant.
Wales' first solar-powered abattoir has been switched on to help process more than 25,000 livestock annually, according to its owners. The GR Evans and Co Abattoir, near Corwen, in North Wales, uses 120 solar panels on its roof to help power the plant and to cut down its £2,000-a-month electricity bills.
It now has a 30-kilowatt solar system on its roof, which should generate more than 25,000 kilowatt hours a year, which is enough to power six family homes.
The abattoir processes lambs, pigs and cattle, and it is believed that the system, which cost less than £30,000, will pay for itself within six years.
It was installed in just three days by St Asaph-based solar energy specialists, Carbon Zero Renewables, and the early April sunshine has meant it’s been off to a flying start.
