Manchester council has pulled out of buying a solar farm which it was set to start using by next year. The town hall, which was in talks over buying a site outside of Greater Manchester, has concluded that the scheme is not suitable.
The local authority is still looking to secure a renewable energy source to supply most - if not all - the power it needs by January 2024. This is crucial if the council is to meet its target of halving its own carbon emissions by 2025.
However, rather than owning and operating its own solar farm, the council could become an investor in a new facility which would guarantee access to the energy created. It comes after councillors agreed to make a final offer to purchase a specific site understood to be elsewhere in the North of England.
