The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change launched Manchester's SMARTER project at the Tea Cup café in the Northern Quarter on (Friday 26 February).
The Project will pave the way for businesses and residential properties to save money and reduce their carbon footprint and will establish the country's first smart energy business district.
The project which is being jointly funded by Manchester City Council's Carbon Innovation Fund and the Northwest Regional Development Agency's (NWDA) Carbon Challenge Fund is being delivered by the Commission for the New Economy working in partnership with the Greater Manchester Environment Commission.
