Suffolk council shuts down solar panels at 80 schools after three fires linked to installations
Suffolk County Council has ordered the precautionary shutdown of solar panel systems at approximately 80 schools following three separate fires potentially linked to the installations. The solar panels, installed between 2011 and 2016 under a county-wide scheme, have not been officially deemed at fault but were identified as a potential contributing factor. Engineers are being deployed to isolate the systems across all affected sites as a safety measure.
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The solar panels have not been deemed at fault, they were identified as a potential factor in the three instances, the Council said.
Suffolk council stressed the s
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Around 80 Suffolk schools disconnect solar panels following recent fire incidents
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