Anglian Water switches on solar farms

Anglian Water has installed five solar farms on its sites. They will produce 1.8 million KWh of electricity per year – equivalent to powering 500 homes. The firm expects the solar farms to provide between 10% and 50% of the energy needed in the water treatment centres which have high levels of energy use. The solar […]

“Large-scale” water trade planned between counties

Two British water firms could share water in a rare swap of resources if the drought in the Midlands continues, it was announced today. The Midlands supplier Severn Trent Water is in “ongoing” talks with Anglian Water to send “large-scale” supplies to the East of England. As much as 30 million litres of raw water per day […]