More than 150 hectares of Northumberland farmland is set to be given over to solar farms in a move that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by thousands of tonnes a year.
Solar farms on agricultural land near Blyth and Bedlington were approved by members of Northumberland County Council's strategic planning committee on Tuesday.
Applicant Bluefield Renewable Energy Developments said the two farms would generate almost 49.9 MW of electricity each - enough to power 15,000 homes each. This would also provide a reduction of around 12,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually from each farm - the equivalent more than 5,000 cars a year.
