A school and college in Coventry are set to see their fuel bills slashed under pioneering green plans funded by West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. Solar panels are being installed at Coventry College and Sidney Stringer Academy as part of a project to create a Net Zero Neighbourhood in the Hillfields area of the city.

They are being funded with £700,000 secured by the mayor, West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and Coventry City Council from newly established, government-owned Great British Energy (GBE). Up to 90 per cent of the power needed to run both sites will be renewable, saving them a combined £90,000 a year in energy costs while cutting carbon emissions.

The West Midlands Mayor said: “The action we’re taking at Coventry College and Sidney Stringer Academy to cut their

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