Nottinghamshire residents are divided over plans for a new solar farm. A consultation is taking place over plans to create a new solar farm on land off Bunny Old Wood in Rushcliffe.
The farm would have an export capacity of 49.9MW which is equivalent to the annual electricity usage of 17,500 UK homes. It will also have a battery storage facility with a capacity of 85MW, which will provide a two hour duration of electricity export per discharge.
The Old Wood Energy Project by Exagen is proposing that the farm is built in two parts, with the first being located on the land west to Lodge Farm, South of Old wood and the second part slightly further south, close to Rough Plantation and north of Wysall Road. The group is currently in the consultation stage and speaking to residents in the area at drop in sessions and webinars before submitting a formal planning application.
