'Timely decision making': Government green lights 1.3GW of new solar farms

Michael Holder
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Low Carbon's St Columb solar farm in Cornwall | Credit: Low Carbon
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Low Carbon's St Columb solar farm in Cornwall | Credit: Low Carbon

Three major solar projects in east England receive development consent orders from Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, as Labour prepares plans for revamped solar strategy

The government has given the green light to three major solar projects in the East of England, collectively comprising more than 1.3GW of capacity, in a flurry of green energy planning decisions confirmed...

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