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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Charlotte Green

Solar farm plan that could cut energy bills to go ahead in Oldham

Council chiefs have agreed to spend £1.35m building a solar farm which would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50 tonnes a year and cut energy bills.

Oldham’s cabinet has signed off on plans for the Wrigley Head solar farm development on land in Failsworth.

Planning permission for the council to install 2,700 solar panels on the site, which covers more than 3.5 acres, was granted in 2021.

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