'Modern and secure': Government signs contract for UK's first all-electric prison

BusinessGreen staff
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'Modern and secure': Government signs contract for UK's first all-electric prison

New 'green' prison to feature heat pumps, solar panels, and energy efficiency lighting that promise to slash publis sector energy bills

The government has taken another step towards opening the UK's first all-electric prison, which promises to cut energy use by 75 per cent compared to a Victorian-era prison. The Ministry of Justice...

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