{"id":1562,"date":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1562"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:40:08","slug":"chamber-house-solar-farm-powers-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitalenergi.creativespark.co.uk\/?p=1562","title":{"rendered":"Chamber House Solar Farm Powers Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no\"><meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"IE=edge\"><meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><title>Chamber House Solar Farm Powers Up<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"keywords\" content=\"\"><meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index,follow\"><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Chamber House Solar Farm Powers Up\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\"><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"website\"><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/press-releases\/chamber-house-solar-farm-powers-up\/\"><meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chamber House Solar Farm Powers Up\"><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p><strong>Power up! Heywood flicks the switch on major new solar farm <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The largest publicly owned solar farm in Greater Manchester has powered up in Heywood.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 hectare site at Chamber House, which secured just over \u00a33m funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is now switched on.<\/p>\n<p>The electricity produced, which, at 5.5 megawatts of electricity, would be enough to power 2,000 homes, will be supplied to the national grid. It will be used to offset the council\u2019s annual energy bill, potentially saving the authority thousands of pounds a year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to saving over 2,300 tonnes of carbon emissions a year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/solar-farms\/\">the solar farm<\/a> is also bringing extra environmental benefits, with a huge planting scheme taking place across the site. More than 8,000 hedges, trees and plants have been planted as well as wildflower seeding to increase biodiversity, alongside the installation of bird boxes and wildlife habitats to encourage animal life-cycles to continue to thrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">\u201cThis project is a really important step forward in our fight against climate change and means Rochdale will be more than playing its part in helping to deliver Greater Manchester\u2019s pledge to become net zero by 2038. These types of innovative clean and green projects are really important and I know we are looking at delivering more of them in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">Councillor Tricia Ayrton, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Rochdale Borough Council<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-case-study rte\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-case-study__wrap\">\n<p>Vital Energi got the local community involved during the build, arranging mock interviews for local schoolchildren, presenting climate education workshops, holding site tours and offering work experience and local apprenticeship opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Chamber House Solar Farm was delivered by Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) in partnership with the council. This solar farm forms one of a number of \u00a0projects being delivered under the ERDF funded Unlocking Clean Energy within Greater Manchester (UCEGM) umbrella project led by Energy Systems Catapult (ESC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"quote\">\n<div class=\"wrap quote__wrap\">\n<div class=\"swiper-container js-simple-quotes\">\n<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<div class=\"quote__holder\"><span class=\"quote__icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"28\" viewbox=\"0 0 36 28\"><g fill=\"#F58220\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M12.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 5.681 28H2.033a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 12.319 0zM30.319 0h3.648a2 2 0 0 1 1.838 2.788l-10.286 24A2 2 0 0 1 23.681 28h-3.648a2 2 0 0 1-1.838-2.788l10.286-24A2 2 0 0 1 30.319 0z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg> <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"quote__holder\">\n<p class=\"quote__text\">\u201cGreater Manchester have some extremely ambitious net zero targets and Chamber House Solar Farm will be a great addition to their renewable energy infrastructure, generating clean electricity for decades to come. Not only that, but we were able to make significant improvements to the land in areas such as planting and drainage, making it a truly sustainable project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"quote__author\">David Oatt, <span class=\"quote__position\"> Regional Manager, Vital Energi<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text-image rte\" data-anchor=\"\">\n<div class=\"wrap rich-text-image__wrap\">\n<div class=\"rich-text-image__img-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rich-text-image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/media\/cg0gjgho\/solar-farm-21.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=835&amp;height=474&amp;rnd=133558496763800000\" alt=\"Solar Farm 21\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalenergi.co.uk\/javascript:\" class=\"js-read-more-rte read-more-btn\">Solution detail<span class=\"btn__link font-ico-plus\"><\/span><span class=\"btn__link font-ico-minus\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Chamber House Solar Farm Powers Up Power up! Heywood flicks the switch on major new solar farm The largest publicly owned solar farm in Greater Manchester has powered up in Heywood. 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