A plaque has been unveiled at the Royal Welsh Show to celebrate a roof-mounted solar project installed last year.

The solar project came about following a fundraising campaign by last year’s feature county, Clwyd.

The solar panels, which have 350kWp installed capacity, are situated on the roof of the cattle and sheep buildings and were installed just before the 2023 show.

This week (Wednesday, July 24) saw the marking of this investment with the unveiling of a plaque to recognise Clwyd’s fundraising efforts.

Members of Clwyd’s fundraising committee were thanked for their hard work by RWAS President 2020-22 and former Show Director, Harry Fetherstonhaugh, who unveiled the plaque, which has been installed alongside the new digital screen that shows the total power produced from the panels and the CO2 reduction.

The Society is proud that all the permanent power used on the showground is now from 100 per cent renewable sources, through their own on-site generator and their energy supplier.

The total yield so far is almost 300,000kWh, which could provide enough to power approximately 100 homes.

RWAS Chief Executive Aled Rhys Jones said: “This project demonstrates our commitment to sustainability, and we are extremely grateful to the members from Clwyd who helped make this possible.

“By generating more power on the showground, we are reducing our reliance on external energy sources, and it goes someway to protecting the Society from the enormous electricity price hikes we’ve seen in recent years”.

This is the second solar project on the showground, following the roof mounted system installed on the Food Hall in 2014.