Priory School Academy

September 19, 2014

Priory School Academy have installed a total of 29.5kWp Solar PV array on their roofs.

The Background

Priory School Academy is a community special school based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Priory School supports diversity and a range of need, with specialist teaching and staff who care about the young people they work with, helping them learn and achieve so they may do their best in the world once they leave. Solar PV was a great option for the Academy, they want to be able to involve the pupils and teach them about saving energy whilst at the same time they are able to significantly reduce their carbon emissions and energy costs. Using the Carbon Trust approved funding they have been able to do this with no capital outlay.

The Installation

29.5kWp solar PV array
Q-CELL 250 polycrystalline Solar Panels
SMA 3-Phase Inverters
Sunny Webbox Monitoring System

Benefits

Annual output of 25,694 kWh
Reduced energy costs of £119,029 over the project lifespan
208 tonne reduction in CO2 emissions over the project lifespan
Revenue generated from the FiT and Export Tariff of £107,461 over the project lifespan