Yorkshire Building Society has begun installing solar panels in its Bradford head office car park to support its target of achieving net zero by 2035.
The mutual is using space in its car park at Yorkshire Drive on Rooley Lane to set up solar carports, which are canopies with sloped roofs designed for solar panels.
The structure will optimise energy generation while providing shelter for parked cars.
The electricity produced will be used on-site, aiding the society in reducing its carbon footprint.
The new installations will complement existing rooftop solar panels that were set up in 2014, helping to lessen reliance on grid electricity and cut carbon emissions.
It is expected that the panels will save the society over £100,000 annually in electricity costs.
The society has also completed solar panel installations at its offices in Huddersfield.
Alice Sweeting, senior manager, environmental sustainability for Yorkshire Building Society, said: “In our mission to build a greener society, reduce our carbon dioxide emissions and reach net zero in our property estate by 2035, we’re installing solar carports in two of our car parks at Yorkshire Drive.
“As well as providing useful sheltered parking for colleagues, the carports will provide a space-efficient way to generate our own energy which will complement the renewable energy we already source through the National Grid.
“This is one of a number of retrofit activities we have undertaken, underway or planned for our estate that will support our journey towards net zero in our property estate.”
