"The 700 megawatt project will be the largest ever built in the UK. It will be the ninth solar project with nationally significant status meaning the decision to allow it is decided by central government to be approved since Labour returned to power in July 2024. In total, the Labour government has approved 17 nationally significant clean energy projects, enough to power the equivalent of more than 7.5m homes."
"Ed Miliband has approved the UK's biggest solar farm, which will be built in a county where Reform UK's anti-renewables agenda has won rising support. The energy secretary on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for the Tillbridge solar farm to be developed near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire. Once built, it will generate enough electricity to power 300,000 UK homes. The 700 megawatt project will be the largest ever built in the UK."
Ed Miliband approved the 700-megawatt Tillbridge solar farm near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, which will generate enough electricity to power 300,000 UK homes. The project will be the largest solar farm built in the UK and is the ninth solar scheme to receive nationally significant status since Labour returned to power in July 2024. The Labour government has approved 17 nationally significant clean energy projects, collectively able to power the equivalent of more than 7.5 million homes. Labour plans to double onshore wind, triple solar and quadruple offshore wind capacity by the end of the decade to create a virtually carbon-free electricity system. The government says reducing gas-fired generation to 5% could cut energy bills, and Labour campaigned that bills could fall by up to £300 a year by 2030. Reform UK has gained support in areas with major renewables projects, and Conservative and Reform MPs raised concerns about fossil fuel job losses and called for repeal of net zero legislation.
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