Glasgow Aldi store set to receive solar panels as part of £7.7m investment
Aldi has announced it will be rolling out solar panels to 90 more of its existing UK stores as part of a £7.7 million investment in its on-site renewable energy programme, with a Glasgow store set to benefit.
The UK’s fourth largest supermarket is installing advanced 144 kWp solar systems across 41 stores before the end of 2025, with a further 49 stores set to receive the technology next year.
Among the stores that will be fitted with the new solar panels is Aldi’s Glasgow store in Shettleston.
The new solar installations will generate an average of 100,000 kWh annually, the equivalent of powering an average home for 37 years*.
The move is part of Aldi’s wider commitment to increasing its renewable energy usage on site and strengthening its energy resilience.
Separately, any upcoming new stores will receive the advanced solar systems as part of the supermarket’s new store openings programme.
Jonathan Neale, Managing Director of National Real Estate at Aldi UK, said: “By expanding the use of solar panels across our UK stores, we’re making practical, long-term changes to how we power our operations, which will help us generate more of our energy on site from renewable sources.
"By investing in our estate now, we’re strengthening the resilience of our operations and helping ensure we can keep delivering great value for customers across Britain in a more sustainable way.”
In addition to its efforts to source energy from renewable sources, Aldi converted more than 30% of its owned HGV fleet to run on hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in September last year, as part of its wider efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The supermarket also uses chiller doors in stores, cutting energy consumption by around 20% per site.
*Ofgem (2023). Average gas and electricity usage (based on a 2-3 bedroom house; 2 to 3 people).