Solar Power: Infrastructure
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar farms have been approved as nationally significant infrastructure projects by (a) size in acres and (b) capacity in megawatts in each year since 2008.
Answered by Michael Shanks
Nine nationally significant solar farms have been consented since 2008:
Project | (a) Approximate size in acres | (b) Approximate megawatt capacity | Year consented |
Cleve Hill Solar Park | 1213.29 | 300 – 400 | 2020 |
Little Crow Solar Park | 558.46 | 150 | 2022 |
Longfield Solar Farm | 1119.39 | 500 | 2023 |
Gate Burton Energy Park | 1690.20 | 500 | 2024 |
Mallard Pass Solar Project | 2105.34 | 350 | 2024 |
Sunnica | 2424.10 | 500 | 2024 |
Cottam Solar Project | 2841.71 | 600 | 2024 |
Heckington Fen Solar Park | 1448.04 | 500 | 2025 |
West Burton Solar Project | 2190.34 | 480 | 2025 |
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