{"id":91355,"date":"2025-01-31T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=91355"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:45:55","slug":"rugby-club-hopes-new-solar-panels-will-halve-its-electricity-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/01\/31\/rugby-club-hopes-new-solar-panels-will-halve-its-electricity-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby club hopes new solar panels will halve its electricity bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Future has become a lot brighter for Llandaff North since it had to ask for donations to deal with lockdown losses<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>LLANDAFF North rugby club is hoping to cut its electricity bills by 50%, using new solar panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About \u00a34,000 in donations was raised by the community after the club struggled in lockdown &#8211; but now the future looks much brighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91481\" style=\"width:443px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91481\" style=\"width:443px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250131_091215-min-1400x1400.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Llandaff North Rugby Club has installed solar panels on the flat roof of its changing rooms. <\/strong>Credit: Kevin Lewis and Hannah Walton-Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Lewis, the club&#8217;s commercial director, said the club hoped to cut costs by between \u00a38,000 and \u00a310,000 every year. The panels cost \u00a329,000 to install but the club received a \u00a310,000 grant from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport.wales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sport Wales<\/a> towards the cost.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are only a small club, and we have obviously got to watch the pennies. Our bills are incredibly high, so we are hoping the solar panels will help with that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinances are getting a bit better, but we need to think of ways of saving. The solar panels were probably the quickest fix we got,\u201d said Mr Lewis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe future now is looking a lot brighter with the solar panels,\u201d said club secretary Stephen Wall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>The Cardiffian <\/em>first <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/02\/02\/save-llandaff-north-rfc-campaign-hopes-for-six-nations-bar-boost-amid-bills-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> the club\u2019s ambition to install the panels in February 2024. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club will use the money saved to pay off debts. But by being more cost-effective, the club hopes to be able to provide more services for the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Lewis said the club wants to improve the changing rooms and upgrade the toilets to accommodate wheelchair users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also wants to host more community events and open a coffee shop.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis club caters for everyone,\u201d said Mr Lewis. \u201cPeople come in, see their friends, have a chat.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any solar electricity not used outside the rugby season will be fed back to the National Grid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-864x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91584\" style=\"width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-770x912.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-1296x1536.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-1728x2048.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-293x347.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-1400x1659.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-864x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91584\" style=\"width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-864x1024.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-770x912.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-1296x1536.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-1728x2048.jpg 1728w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-293x347.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_162232-1-min-1400x1659.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Stephen Wall, Club Secretary. <\/strong>Credit: Hannah Walton-Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh government has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/net-zero-wales-carbon-budget-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">target<\/a> to make Wales net-zero by 2050 and it hopes the installation of more solar panels will play a major part.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne, this is saving us money; two, it is good for the environment,\u201d said Mr Lewis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think we all have to do a little bit more for the environment. We spend a lot of money on electricity. We have a lot we need to heat. If everyone does a little bit, it just helps.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Lewis said the club now wants to install a skylight in the roof of the main hall to reduce the need for electric lighting.&nbsp;It also wants to re-line the club\u2019s outside walls with insulation boards, and upgrade kitchen equipment like fridge-freezers to make it more efficient. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91483\" style=\"width:512px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-770x451.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-2048x1200.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-293x172.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1400x820.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91483\" style=\"width:512px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-770x451.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1536x900.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-2048x1200.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-293x172.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/20250129_160153-1-min-1-1400x820.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Llandaff North Rugby, Sports and Social Club. <\/strong>Credit: Hannah Walton-Hughes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Club membership is still lower than before the pandemic, but numbers are gradually increasing every year, and it is attracting more players. The membership of 437 includes a large number of youth members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like any rugby club &#8211; it&#8217;s keeping youngsters off the street. It keeps them off their PlayStations and their computers, and gets them out in the fresh air,\u201d said Mr Wall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re out there, they\u2019re mixing, they\u2019re getting that sense of belonging to teams, and what it\u2019s like to win and lose &#8211; life experience,\u201d said Mr Lewis. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both men believe it is important that the club remains open to serve the Llandaff North community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been involved in the club for 20 years. I\u2019ve played, had a fantastic time and met so many friends for life,\u201d said Mr Lewis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Llandaff North RSSC announces all club updates and events via its <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/llandaffnorth.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/llandaffNorthRSSC\/?locale=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook page.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Future has become a lot brighter for Llandaff North since it had to ask for donations to deal with lockdown 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