Bath and West Community Energy Fairy Hill Solar Farm
Funded Project: Description
Fairy Hill Solar farm is a 2.2MW DC community owned project which has two grid connections at different voltage levels. This unusual design presents a unique opportunity to explore a combination of power purchase agreements at the different voltage levels, creating a significant potential to de-risk the project.
The low voltage connection opens-up their ability to establish a local supply club. Any low voltage surplus not required by the club will be sold alongside electricity from the high voltage connection to the local authority. A long-term virtual power purchasing agreement (VPPA) will be negotiated with the local authority, to provide long term price security, a critical factor to the project’s viability.
The local supply club will directly benefit local residents, including those in social housing located near to the solar farm. The local authority will benefit from the project’s carbon savings.