In addition to our food and garden waste recycling services, we own a diverse portfolio of renewable energy facilities including 36 solar sites, six wind turbines, and five hydro turbines across the Midlands and Wales. Collectively, they produce 58MW of renewable energy each year.
Energy from water
We currently have five hydro turbines installed on four sites which produce around 3% of the electricity we generate from renewable sources.
Power is generated when huge volumes of water gush downwards turning a turbine which produces electricity, gravity is essential to this process. Key areas for hydro power production are reservoir dams.
Each of our hydro turbines are connected to the National Grid and the electricity they produce will be used across the business.
Energy from wind
We have six wind turbines with four at a maximum of 130m to the tips of the blades. Each turbine generates enough electricity to power around 1,500 homes. In total, our current wind turbines can produce 20,000 MWh every year. This power is exported to the National Grid.
We have enjoyed working with communities near our wind turbines to help them become more environmentally friendly.
Energy from the sun
We have 36 solar parks, all generating renewable energy that's used across the Severn Trent business to reduce our demand for power from the National Grid.
We're also working on developing four large-scale solar farms. You can read more about our plans here.
