Wrexham acts for local industry and for the environment

LibDem-led council Wrexham last year borrowed nearly £28m for a 5MW scheme to equip one in three of its properties with solar panels made by Japanese company Sharp, which has a solar module factory on the edge of the town. Tenants, who pay on average around £70 a week to rent their homes, can expect £200-300 a year off their bills from the electricity they generate and the council will make over £1m a year profit from feed-in tariffs. The money will increase Wrexham's housing budget by nearly 10 per cent, and will be invested back in public housing.

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Thanks to the Local Government Association's Liberal Democrat Office for the information.