Solar panel boost for community facilities across South Dublin County

A NUMBER of community facilities in the county are to be assisted with the installation and/or upgrade of solar panels.

Provisions have been made in the Council’s Capital Budget for an allocation of €200,000 to advance this action.

The selection and sequencing of the community buildings to be selected will be completed by South Dublin County Council’s Community Services in conjunction with the Architectural Services and Environment, Water and Climate Change Departments.

Buildings will be selected on the basis of potential for energy savings and building design technical suitability, with priority given to council-owned community buildings to assist with meeting our Climate Change and Energy Efficiency targets as set out in our Climate Action Plan.

According to the council, it is anticipated that works will commence on those buildings that already have solar panels and may need further updating to ensure full working efficiency and on community centres where other upgrade works are scheduled and suitability for the installation of solar panels has been identified when completing these scheduled upgrades.

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