DLA Piper signs solar power PPA in first for legal sector

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The 13MW solar farm to built and operated by NextEnergy Group in Somerset will deliver renewable power directly to the grid
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The 13MW solar farm to built and operated by NextEnergy Group in Somerset will deliver renewable power directly to the grid

Law firm has entered into a Power Purchasing Agreement with NextEnergy in a deal that will see it source solar energy from 13MW project in Somerset

DLA Piper has become the first global law firm to enter into a Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) for solar energy, in support of its efforts to halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Leading solar...

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