Iberdrola España promotes in León the first solar community on paddle tennis courts
- The new installation, the third that the company will market in Castile and León, will be located on the roof of the Pádel Park León sports club and will prevent the emission of around 736 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere over the next 30 years.
- In addition to reducing the cost of the sports centre's electricity bill, residents within a radius of 2 kilometres will be able to benefit from the advantages of renewable self-consumption, without the need for their own infrastructure or investment.
- Both companies join forces in this initiative that is committed to sustainability and energy transition.
Iberdrola España and Padel Park León are joining forces to promote the first solar community in Spain on paddle tennis courts, in their commitment to sustainability and energy transition.
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The new installation, the third that the company will market in Castile and León, will be located on the roof of the sports club in León and will prevent the emission of around 736 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere over the next 30 years.
In addition to reducing the cost of the sports centre's electricity bill, residents within a radius of 2 kilometres will be able to benefit from the advantages of renewable self-consumption,External link, opens in new window. without the need for their own infrastructure or investment.
This form of community self-consumption allows users to share the 100% renewable energy generated from a single photovoltaic installation located in the vicinity of their home, in this case on the roof of the Leones sports club.
Iberdrola España is investing in this installation, which will consist of 220 solar panels, the total power will exceed 100 kilowatts (kW), enough to produce 133 megawatt hours (MWh) annually.
Thanks to this solar community, some 170 families will be able to participate in it and save on their electricity bills by consuming part of the energy produced by this installation locally. For its part, the paddle tennis club, a pioneer in implementing a renewable installation of this kind, will be able to cover up to 40% of its electricity consumption.
Furthermore, as a result of its commitment to self-consumption, Iberdrola España has improved the remuneration of its customers' surpluses and, thanks to innovation in energy products, self-consumers with Iberdrola España plans can value their surpluses beyond the energy term, making it possible to have a bill of zero euros.
"This project is a very important milestone that marks Iberdrola España's commitment to innovation in energy solutions, sustainability and commitment to the areas in which we operate by making self-consumption available to all residents," says Celiano García, Iberdrola España's Commercial Director in Castile and León.
This action goes hand in hand with many others aimed at making León a sustainable city. This is the commitment of the City Council of the capital of León, as its councillor responsible for Mobility and Sports, Vicente Canuria, assures. "We are carrying out important works to make León a greener, less polluting place, following the guidelines of the European Union in terms of sustainability. We have managed to attract European funds for this, with which we will reduce the energy consumption of municipal buildings. And that is why these facilities are a benchmark for energy solutions".
For his part, the director of Padel Park León, Mario Centeno, stresses that this type of project, in addition to lowering costs for companies and customers, also raises awareness of renewable energies and "encourages all those facilities, whether companies or communities of residents, to study their possible implementation in order to achieve a sustainable city and contribute to the achievement of the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda by the United Nations".
Leader in self-consumption
Iberdrola España leads the photovoltaic self-consumption market in Spain, managing 40% of the country's self-consumption customers. As part of its commitment to accelerating the energy transition and developing new products to improve efficiency and energy savings, in 2015 the company became the first company in its sector to integrate self-consumption solutions into its range of services.
The company has consolidated its position as the benchmark company with a 150% increase in its self-consumption portfolio so far this year. Through Smart SolarExternal link, opens in new window. , Iberdrola España offers services for all types of customers, from domestic consumers to large industrial customers.
The collective self-consumption solutions developed by Iberdrola España have made self-consumption available to any customer, whether or not they have their own roof. Customers in this segment also benefit from the Solar Plan, a competitive electricity tariff during the hours when there is no sun, which is when they need to consume energy from the grid, as during the day they self-supply from their own installation.
Self-consumption solar systems can save 30% on annual bills in the case of residents' associations; 50% for companies and businesses; and up to 70% in single-family homes. These savings are produced in three ways: the energy produced by the installation that the user does not have to buy, the compensation for the surplus energy not consumed that is fed into the grid and the savings due to lower taxes.
The residents of the area will be able to get more information and learn about the advantages of this new initiative at Grupo Ocho Caños - Calle Las Fuentes, 3, a partner of Iberdrola España and promoter of this solar community.