Solar industry acts to encourage community investment

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Developers urged to offer investment opportunities to local people in updated best practice guide

Solar farm developers should offer more communities hosting solar farms the opportunity to invest directly in the new projects, according to revised industry best practice guidelines. The Solar Trade...

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