Micorgeneration will help planned affordable housing have lower energy bills.
The Mayfield Road scheme planned for Hartford will see 20 houses and nine flats built to high environmental standards.
Approved by the Huntingdonshire District Council (HDC), the project is awaiting government approval.
However, considering the government has provided £1.3 million towards the project, it is expected to approve the development.
The properties are expected to generate their own electricity via
microgeneration and even to sell their surplus to the National Grid.
HDC environment team leader Chris Jablonski told the Hunts Post: "Mayfield Road will provide a blueprint for affordable living, making it a very desirable place to live."
And, the use of m
icrogeneration devices could see the development reap more benefits than expected when it was first planned.
Last month, the Energy Bill, which provides for the creation of feed-in tariffs received Royal Assent.
Although the exact figures have not been decided, it creates legislation for paying small scale renewable electricity generators premium prices for their power.
