650 solar panels have been powered up to help cut carbon emissions and reduce electricity costs, with another 900 panels to be switched on over the coming months. Fast facts about the Market’s solar power system:
- The system will equate to the size of 3 Olympic swimming pools.
- Help reduce the Market’s electricity bill by $100,000 per year.
- Generate 900,000 kilowatt hours a year (enough to power 205 Melbourne households!).
- Save more than 1,300 tonnes of carbon emissions each year.
The installation of this new solar system, along with other sustainability initiatives means we’re on target to achieve our mission of zero net carbon emissions by 2027.
