Eight UK solar farms transferred into community ownership

Cecilia Keating
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Transfer of 36MWp of clean energy assets boosts amount of solar capacity in the hands of local communities in England and Wales by 20 per cent

Five communities in England and Wales have taken ownership of eight solar farms in a deal that has been hailed as the biggest ever transfer of community energy assets in the UK. The deal, announced...

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