The Council is developing a solar farm at Wrigley Head in Failsworth, on a Council-owned landlocked site of poor environmental quality alongside the Metrolink tram line.
The solar farm will generate up to 888kW (kilotWatts) of renewable electricity, which will initially be exported into the grid to generate revenue income for the Council.
The solar farm is the first major clean energy generation project to be constructed as part of Oldham's Green New Deal programme, and the project aims to both reduce the Council's carbon footprint and improve the site in terms of ecology.
Plan of Wrigley Head Solar Farm