Yorkshire's largest solar farm to provide OVO Energy with enough power for 20,000 homes

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Credit: Atrato

New solar farm developed by Atrato Onsite Energy will supply OVO Energy with 49GWh of clean energy annually as part of three-year offtake agreement

The largest solar farm in Yorkshire officially came online this week and is set to power more than 20,000 homes and cut 11,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year. Owner and developer Atrato Onsite Energy...

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