Bristol is the “leading city” in Britain in taking action on climate change, according to City Hall chiefs celebrating a landmark renewable energy deal. Bristol City Council has agreed the deal with two energy companies to transform how the city powers its electricity and heating.
The City Leap deal will see hundreds of millions spent over the next 20 years in installing wind turbines, solar panels and heat networks, and also retrofitting homes with more efficient insulation. A launch party for the agreement was held at the Arnolfini on Thursday, March 30.
Ameresco, an American firm, and Vattenfall, a Swedish company, will get first right of refusal on a huge range of climate projects planned by the council. Bosses from the two companies welcomed the deal as an “immense opportunity for real impact”.
