A Wiltshire prison has been identified as a "priority prison" in the Ministry of Justice's (MOJ) plans to minimise carbon emissions. Solar power could soon fuel Erlestoke Prison, located near the village of Erlestoke and near to Devizes, under new proposals. The move is part of the MoJ's plans to boost energy efficiency at its prison sites, and it also says the solar panels will help to kick-start the economy which has been damaged by the coronavirus pandemic. They have been awarded funding to invest in low carbon technologies to help enable post Covid-19 recovery, reduce its carbon emissions and maximise the social and economic benefits for the UK when transitioning to net zero by 2050.