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Ruthin business aims to beat energy bills crisis by going solar

Turner Bros says the new solar installation will save them thousands of pounds

Gregg White, Rawson EV Technical Manager, at Turner Bros headquarters at Birch House(Image: Picture Mandy Jones)

A former nightclub transformed into business units is beating the energy crisis with a new solar installation that will save them thousands of pounds.

Ruthin-based Turner Bros diversified from a construction company by turning its headquarters in Ruthin’s old Venue club, into a hub for small businesses.

The site on the town’s Hen Lon Parcwr trading estate already has had two 10-kilowatt systems installed by Rawson EV Power of Wrexham.

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With current annual savings at £2,500 but certain to rise as gas and electricity prices rocket, the scheme, which is guaranteed for 25 years, could pay for itself in as little as three years.

Gregg White, Rawson EV technical manager, said: “We’ve installed one 10-kilowatt array on Birch House and another on a row of units rented by different businesses.

“The power is generated by 50 405-watt solar panels and the benefit comes from a combination of not having to buy the energy while being paid for any excess energy that is exported to the grid.

“The panels are serving companies ranging from The Sorbus Tree, a high-quality caterer, to a joiner’s workshop but with the roof space that is here there is always the potential to increase the amount of solar.