Portsmouth Water inks deal for Wattstor to develop 3MW reservoir solar project

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Project combines solar with a long-term tariff structure allowing Portsmouth Water to maximise onsite generation and protect itself from price shocks, the firms claim

Portsmouth Water has teamed up with Wattstor to install another 3MW-worth of solar panels on the roof of its Highwood raw water storage reservoir, as part of a first-of-its-kind deal announced today that...

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