A TAUNTON-BASED health insurance firm is hoping to save around £1.2 million in the coming years – after installing solar panels at its Somerset HQ.
WPA Health Insurance (WPA), based in Blackbrook Park Road, said as well as saving money in fuel costs, the company was inspired to make the change by a “commitment to environmental protection”.
Around 400 commercial solar panels have been installed at the Taunton site, and operate alongside electric or hybrid vehicles in the company fleet, and energy-saving LED lighting and energy-efficient boilers inside.
The solar installation was carried out last summer by south west firm, SolarSense.
“We hadn’t worked with SolarSense before, but they were in the final two companies we considered during a competitive tender process,” said Clare Sampson, WPA’s head of operations.
“Our motivation was very much about reducing emissions and this system promises annual carbon savings of more than over 31 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year – that’s equivalent to over 1,000trees absorbing carbon across a year – and generates up to 150kWp of clean energy.
“We can already see solar helping to offset off the environmental impact of the rapid growth of our business since the pandemic,” she added.
“When we met with SolarSense we knew straight away they had a similar ethos to ours. They were forward thinking, excited by our ambitions, and had both the specialist knowledge we needed for this project, and connections with other companies who could offer the very specific technology we wanted to embrace including the Sigenergy App.
“It helps us manage energy in real time, giving us insight into how we can get the most out of every watt generated.”
“This was such an exciting job to work on,” said SolarSense MD, Russell Mees. “Organisations like WPA, and their commitment to what is possible, allow for really innovative and efficient energy solutions to reduce their carbon footprint.
“We couldn’t be prouder to have been a part of what they are now showing the region and their sector.”
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