North Star Solar launches pioneering solar and storage scheme for colliery town

Madeleine Cuff
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Residents of a coal mining town in County Durham will be offered a clean energy retrofit with no upfront cost, as part of pioneering council-backed scheme

More than 35,000 households in the former mining town of Stanley in County Durham will be offered the chance to install solar panels, battery storage technology and LED lighting at no upfront cost thanks...

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