Guernsey solar panel calculation

Will Guernsey Electricity install a community-scale solar array?

Guernsey Electricity are delighted to have worked with The Little Green Energy Company to install another vast community-scale solar array, this time on the roof of the newly reopened GROW Ltd headquarters.

What is Guernsey's Electricity strategy?

In September 2023 The States of Guernsey agreed the Electricity Strategy. This detailed document covers the period up to 2050 and sets out a high-level strategic plan of how Guernsey could meet the anticipated increase in demand for electricity.

Will Guernsey meet demand for electricity in 2050?

This detailed document covers the period up to 2050 and sets out a high-level strategic plan of how Guernsey could meet the anticipated increase in demand for electricity. Guernsey Electricity's role remains the same in keeping the lights on, our homes warm, and maintaining modern Island life today, and well into the future.

Why is Guernsey laying a new 33kV cable?

Guernsey Electricity are laying a new 33kV cable 6.5 km across the Island, connecting two substations from the North of the Island to the critical infrastructure of the Princess Elizabeth hospital. Supporting the upgrade of electrical infrastructure for the PEH and the network supplying the South of Guernsey.

How much power will 310 photovoltaic panels produce?

The new 310 photovoltaic (PV) panels will produce 129-kilowatt peak power (kWp), that’s enough electricity to supply power to approximately 40* homes. Investing in the future, now. The majority of the route has been laid in the biggest cable infrastructure project since the 1980s.