Tesco and Shell to power stores and EV stations with output from UK's largest solar farm, originally meant for homes

Vicky Ellis of CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) Kent voiced frustration, stating: "This project was approved on the premise that it would power homes, not petrol stations and supermarkets. The irony of a major supermarket and an oil giant benefitting from a project labelled as a green energy initiative is not lost on us."

Tesco CEO Ken Murphy stated, "Cleve Hill solar park, with its ability to generate up to 10% of our UK electricity demand, joins a number of other Power Purchase Agreements we've announced over the last five years."

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