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West Country Parks tackling climate change with Energy Oasis

January 26, 2023

Working to reduce our Carbon Footprint

We are excited to announce that West Country Parks has partnered with Energy Oasis as we commit to doing our part to tackle climate change. Inspired by the opportunity to create a world that future generations can enjoy, the Energy Oasis team of zero carbon specialists are working closely with our team to help us to reduce our carbon footprint.

Since 1972, it has been our aim to provide wonderful, cost-effective domestic holiday options for our visitors. It is important to us that, as a business, we act now to help preserve the natural world for future generations to enjoy.

Through our partnership with Energy Oasis, we have committed to a three-phase plan that will see our business use less fossil fuels whilst providing future energy security across our holiday parks.

Phase 1 of this plan is currently under way at Riverside Holiday Village near Weston-super-Mare - with Solar PV installation taking place at the park. The new system will provide 136,510kWh per year, enabling us to significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to power the park's numerous facilities. This initial step will see our business save 31.81 tonnes of carbon per year, the equivalent of planting 1,464 trees, every single year.

Group Manager, David Tattersall, said on the partnership;

“We are delighted to partner with Energy Oasis. As our business is reliant on visitors coming to enjoy the stunning Somerset countryside, we feel that it is our responsibility to do everything that we can to help repair the planet and reduce our carbon footprint.”

The work in developing our business is an ongoing process and details of the further phases of our plan will emerge over the next year, as we continue to maintain our responsibility towards energy usage.

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