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Swindon launches solar energy bond

A solar energy bond backed by Swindon BC has raised more than £500,000 in its first three days of trading.

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 November 2016

A solar energy bond backed by Swindon BC has raised more than £500,000 in its first three days of trading.

Abundance Investment launched the bond last week to raise money for a new solar farm on local authority-owned land at Chapel Farm in Blunsdon.

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