Central Lechera Asturiana SAT reinforces its commitment to comprehensive sustainability and energy savings. The cooperative has reached an agreement with EDP Solar to provide its nearly 1,100 family farms with the most innovative photovoltaic solutions for self-consumption on the market, including the design, implementation and commissioning of customised installations for each farm.

Asturias, with more than 1,700 hours of sunshine per year, has great potential for solar energy generation. For livestock farms, this translates into an opportunity to boost their energy savings. This was highlighted during the presentation of the collaboration agreement between the two entities, the president of Central Lechera Asturiana, Alberto Alvarez, who commented: "we continue to reinforce our commitment to our family livestock farms in all areas, economic, social and environmental. We are firmly committed to integral sustainability. Over a year ago, we certified all the services that guarantee this commitment through Garantía Ganadera, and now, thanks to the agreement signed with EDP, we are taking another step forward to continue guaranteeing the sustainability of our family livestock farms".  

For his part, the Commercial Director of EDP Spain, Miguel Fonseca, stressed that "this agreement is a key instrument not only for livestock companies to contribute to the sustainability of their activity, but also to achieve significant economic efficiencies in their activity. At EDP, we are proud to share our solar expertise with this team of pioneers".

EDP Solar has conducted a study that shows the savings that can be achieved with self-consumption. Bringing solar energy to CLAS's approximately 1,100 livestock farms would mean installing more than 25,000 solar panels, reaching a total installed capacity of 11 MWp. The savings that would be achieved with the generation of these photovoltaic installations would be equivalent to the average annual consumption of more than 3,400 homes, a municipality such as Navia.

In environmental terms, the start-up of these 11 MWp would avoid the emission of more than 3,700 tonnes of CO2 each year, an impact on air quality similar to that of 250,000 new trees.

The study carried out by the energy company forecasts that a typical installation for a livestock farm in Asturias would have a power output of 11 kWp, which translates into an average annual saving of 40% in electricity consumption (12 MWh), while avoiding the emission of 3.7 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to planting 250 trees for each livestock farm.

The implementation of these installations is also an energy efficiency measure that boosts the competitiveness of Central Lechera Asturiana SAT and contributes to decarbonisation.

The installations carried out by EDP Solar also incorporate an innovative control and monitoring system in real time, which makes it possible to further optimise their use.

Self-consumption is one of the energy solutions with the greatest savings potential and an energy efficiency measure that boosts competitiveness through energy savings and contributes to decarbonisation.

With this agreement on self-consumption, EDP strengthens its strategic alliance with CLAS and moves forward with the line of energy projects for its customers, offering the latest technological innovations and comprehensive solutions adapted to the needs of its customers.