Waitrose moo-ving to greener milk with new dairy solar system

James Phillips
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Retail giant has fitted solar panels at its Leckford estate, providing up to 186KW of energy to milk its cows

Waitrose is milking the benefits of clean energy, after installing solar panels on the roof of a dairy shed at one of its farms. Working with solar developer Hive Energy, the retail giant announced...

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