Lihou Charitable Trust was announced as one of the winners of the first round of the fund in March. The Trust received £1,866 to install a data manager and a live data screen to monitor the amount of electricity the Island’s solar panels are generating and how much energy visitors are using in Lihou House. The Trust has now received the final piece of equipment and the solar panels and data screens have been installed.
Lihou hosts overnight residential trips for Guernsey primary schools, as well as private groups and stays, all who will benefit from using the live data screens during their visits. Lihou Island is not connected to Guernsey’s network, instead using a solar photo voltaic system and battery storage.
“We are very grateful for the funding we have received from Guernsey Electricity as this has enabled us to complete our solar project. The panels will allow us to show data on how the house is using its solar power and be able to educate all school residentials, as well as private guests who stay on the Island.”
Steve Sarre, warden at Lihou Charitable Trust
Guernsey Electricity is calling for all final entrants for the next round of the Power to the People fund which closes on 31 July 2021.
