00:02More than 600 square metres of solar panels have been installed at the Arium Garden Centre in Leeds.
00:08The council-run nursery says the rooftop system should cut site energy use by 39 per cent.
00:13It forms part of a wider plan to reduce carbon emissions across council buildings and schools.
00:18Leeds City Council says the panels will generate clean electricity and lower running costs at the Winmore facility.
00:25The project is supported by national and regional renewable funding and further work is planned to replace gas boilers with
00:33air source heat pumps at the site.
00:35The Arium is the largest council-run plant nursery in the country and is home to 9,000 square metre
00:41glass houses.
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