Council goes green in 400 ‘buildings’

THE Jack Lynch Tunnel is among hundreds of Cork’s public ‘buildings’ which will be powered by green electricity.

Cork City Council officially announced a deal with Airtricity yesterday that will see the company supply electricity to 400 of its buildings and sites for a year.

Other large consumers of electricity, including the Lee Road waterworks, some of the city-owned multi-storey car parks, and large water pumping stations will also be supplied with the electricity, generated from renewable sources.