Premier Inn to
launch all electric hotel in the UK

Premier Inn has started the construction on their first ‘all electric’ hotel, a first for the hotel chain’s push to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040.

The new Swindon Town Centre property has been designed without a natural gas connection, will instead be fully heated and powered by grid energy generated from renewable sources and by on-site photvoltaic (PV) cells.

The 195-room hotel will also feature air-source heat pumps and new water-heating technology from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

The property is being constructed on a vacant brownfield site within the city centre, and will offer a Thyme bar and restaurant, as well as 38 of the groups’ enhanced Premier Plus rooms.

Premier Inn said that the removal of natural gas from its estate was key to its target of achieving net zero emissions by 2040.

“This is a considerable challenge as we rely on natural gas to heat water in our network of hotels and power many of our restaurant kitchens across the country,” said Alex Flach, Premier Inn’s UK development director. He also added; “The new all-electric Premier Inn is designed to give us everything we need to run an operationally successful hotel. A combination of thermally efficient building and on-site energy recovering and generating systems has given us the confidence to remove fossil fuels from the new Premier Inn”

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