Barcelona town the first in Spain to install Solar Panels in the Cemetery
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By h.b. - Nov 20, 2008 - 9:09 PM
The plant at Santa Coloma de Gramenet generates enough power for 60 families.

The Town Hall in the Barcelona municipality of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, is claiming a first.

It is the first place in Spain to install solar panels in the local cemetery. The panels placed above the typical Spanish niches generate enough power to supply 60 families a year and saves 62 tons of CO2 a year.

There are 462 panels in total, making up 752 square metres. The installation has cost the Town Hall 720,000 € and the power generated is now going to the local grid.

There are plans to triple the size of the current plant.

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