One of the country’s most famous landlords is leading from the front once again and showing other landlords in the UK how to care for the environment and make money at the same time.
Prince Charles, who is landlord to many tenants in the Duchy of Cornwall, has successfully applied to have solar panels fitted to his London des res Clarence House despite the house being a grade II listed building. Of course the heir to the throne will not be applying for landlord insurance on Clarence house but will most probably have it on many other of his properties.
Prince Charles who has been at the forefront of renewable energy supporters, believes that fitting 32 panels on the roof of his home will actually make the building carbon negative by producing more than 4,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. It is estimated that the £150,000 bill for installation of the panels will be recouped in 10 years.
The application to Westminster City Council stated that because of the high parapets of the roof the panels would not be seen from ground level and went to say “The installation of solar panels on the roof of Clarence House will be the latest in a line of renewable technology projects undertaken by the household of HRH the Prince of Wales that not only have a direct benefit of reducing fossil fuel use and carbon dioxide emissions but also have an indirect impact by raising the profile of such technologies. The solar panels would contribute towards the UK’s 2020 renewable energy and carbon reduction targets,and?towards the Mayor’s target for 25 per cent of the heat and power used in London to be generated through the use of decentralised energy systems by 2025.”
The Prince who is holidaying in Scotland at the moment was said to be delighted with the news.