Phil Sturgeon3d ago
“Solar is taking away all this land [0.3% of UK land, less than airports] that produces food [and biofuels], when you can build a Sizewell C [in 25 years for 1000% the cost] with less impact [if you ignore the waste and dump it somewhere I don’t walk my dog].” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/21/lincolnshire-solar-farm-controversy-british-countryside
‘It was our little idyll – until the solar farm landed’: the battle raging in the heart of the British countryside

In one corner, clean energy champion Ed Miliband. In the other, residents – and Reform politicians – outraged at plans for more large-scale solar farms in Lincolnshire than anywhere else in the UK

The Guardian
Show threadDavid S

@Philsturgeon pretty much sums it up.

I'm sure I read somewhere that golf course represent a larger area of land than would be required to generate enough solar for the entire county!

Mar 21 at 10:16pmWeb
Show threadPhil Sturgeon3d ago
@Pionir correct and the source is right here. https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-is-solar-power-a-threat-to-uk-farmland/
Factcheck: Is solar power a ‘threat’ to UK farmland? - Carbon Brief

The “threat” posed to UK farms by the expansion of solar power has emerged as a campaign issue for the final two in the race to become PM.

Carbon Brief