6th May 2026
May 6 – Manchester City has signed AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE) as an official supplier, in a deal that puts on-site solar power at the heart of the club’s operations.
ADE will act as the club’s onsite power purchase agreement (PPA) provider, funding, installing, and managing solar systems across the City Football Academy and Joie Stadium. The first phase is already live, with more than 5,000 solar panels deployed across the campus generating clean electricity for training, matchday operations, and administrative functions.
The deal is structured under a long-term PPA model. ADE retains ownership and operational responsibility for the infrastructure. City buys the electricity at a fixed, pre-agreed rate. That mean no upfront capital outlay for the club, alongside insulation against energy price volatility for the duration of the contract. It is a structure used widely in commercial real estate, but only just landing in elite sport.
John Behan, CEO of ADE, said, “Manchester City is setting the standard for how leading organisations approach sustainability in practice. Our role as an Official Supplier reflects the work delivered to date and the responsibility we take on in operating this infrastructure for the long term. This is about turning ambition into real, operational infrastructure, delivering clean energy solutions that perform day in, day out.”
For City, that is real money saved over the lifetime of the deal. For ADE, it is a flagship reference point in the elite sport market.
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