The UK’s largest commercial property developer, Landsec, has revealed that it is sourcing 22% less grid electricity for its White Rose shopping centre in Leeds after installing a 2,902-panel solar array on the roof. Providing an update on the giant rooftop array, which was made live last August, Landsec revealed that it was able to generate enough renewable energy to power all of the shopping centre’s serviced areas for two weeks this summer. The developer is now passing the cost savings from the solar array on to its tenants, in the form of a reduction in the utilities service charge at the centre.
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