“The proposed Red Barn Solar Farm would cover 13 fields between the village of Kington St Michael and the A350, just south of the M4, and a further four fields to the east of the A350.
The total capacity of the scheme would be 40MW AC.
Developers Eden Renewables say this would generate enough electricity to supply the equivalent of 15,000 average Wiltshire homes, while saving an estimated 13,700 tonnes of CO2 pollution each year.
After a two-day workshop with Kington St Michael residents, Eden Renewables has applied for planning permission to make their designs a reality.
Ross Wolhuter, the firm’s head of development UK, said: “From the outset, Red Barn Solar Farm was designed in close collaboration with the local community.”
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Wiltshire Gazette & Herald 23 October 2023.