Government has approved the UK's largest power-producing solar farm after a planning inquiry. The Springwell Solar Farm, between Lincoln and Sleaford, will cover 1,280 hectares (which the BBC tells me is the area of 1,700 football pitches).

Government approves UK's largest solar farm Stuart Harratt for BBC News, 8 April 2026

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Originally posted by John Baxter in Second Nature 059 (April 2026). Category: GB clean power, tags solar.
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