All-electric Kent new town inks deal to export clean power to the grid

Stuart Stone
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Otterpool Park Render - Credit: SNRG
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Otterpool Park Render - Credit: SNRG

Trail-blazing flexible grid agreement for Otterpool Park's 8,500-home all-electric garden town is expected to save residents millions of pounds on their energy bills

One of the UK's first all-electric new towns at Otterpool Park in Kent has signed a pioneering deal to provide clean power and flexible grid services, paving the way for residents to save millions of pounds...

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