Britain breaks #solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/08/britain-breaks-solar-energy-record-twice-uk-biggest-solar-farm-springwell-approval good work by #ukgov: "25th large-scale clean energy project approved by the Labour government since it came to power in 2024." #renewables
Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval

Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather

The Guardian
@glynmoody It's only April, so we will see more records this year. Solar is growing fast. Our panels contribute up to 5kW at times. I see a lot of new developments have them, but 3 or 4 panels per house is not much really. I hope the plug-in solar will be popular.
@steevc yes, all hopeful signs - finally

@glynmoody There's a lot of negative stuff about using farmland, but we can put them elsewhere. We need to celebrate the wins.

I like to see the stats on https://grid.iamkate.com/

National Grid: Live

Shows the live status of Great Britain’s electric power transmission network

@steevc also there are plenty of ways to combine farming with solar
@steevc yes, heartwarming to see the green