Greens Call for Clean Energy

Green parliamentary candidate for St Ives, Tim Andrewes, has visited the village of St Erth to launch his party’s policies for clean energy.

Tim visited the home of John and Theresa Byrne in St Erth to see eight solar photovoltaic panels being installed on their roof. The panels will make up a 1.68 kilowatt system, with an expected output of around1700 kilowatt hours per year – enough to provide around half of an average household’s consumption.

The Green Party wants to see a major increase in clean energy sources, including solar, wind, wave and geo-thermal power. This policy would cut the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and improve the security of energy supplies.

Tim said:

‘Energy from the sun is going to play an important part in supplying our electricity needs in the future. The Green Party wants to see a largescale programme of solar roof systems installed over the next five years – providing clean energy and giving a major boost to this important sector of the economy.’

The panels in St Erth are being installed by Plug Into The Sun, a local business based at Long Rock. Theresa Byrne said: ‘Once we’d decided to go for a solar roof, we wanted to use a local firm so that we would be supporting the local economy as well.’

Tim continued: ‘This sort of scheme demonstrates clearly how tackling climate change can create jobs and strengthen the local economy. Our policy on solar roofs is part of a wider programme of investment in renewable energy, affordable homes and public transport that will put the UK on the road to a sustainable economic recovery.’

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