Two-thirds of mega solar farms built on productive farmland

An area of England’s prime agricultural land the size of 1,300 football pitches has been lost to mega solar farms, according to a new report from CPRE

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Two-thirds of mega solar farms built on productive farmland

The countryside charity examined the 38 operational solar developments which produce more than 30MW of energy revealing more than half of them (53%) include the best and most versatile (BMV) agricultural...

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