Benefits
We work with local people to shape the future of our projects and to ensure the benefits of solar energy developments are realised in a way that positively impacts local people.
Clean, Green, Reliable Domestic Energy
- Provide enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 18,000 homes for future generations, maintaining supply and adding to our energy security
- Help Wychavon and Worcestershire to meet their 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, in line with local and national targets
- Save over 1,200,000 tonnes of CO2 in comparison to the equivalent amount of energy generated by fossil fuel energy
- Provide battery storage that will allow the site to export clean renewable energy to the grid 24/7, not just during the daylight hours, making the grid more stable
New Community Facilities
- Significant investment in green infrastructure for the local community including a green corridor route and new blue corridor permissive path circular walk opening up access between the surrounding villages and improving links with the Millennium Way
- New picnic benches, community orchard, outdoor educational space and interpretation boards at various intervals;
- Free school lessons from qualified beekeepers on and off site for local school children;
Bringing Biodiversity Benefits
- Deliver a net biodiversity gain of a minimum of 94%
- Support local wildlife with bird and bat boxes, mammal gates and beehives
- Plant new trees, hedgerows and a wildflower meadow
- Flooding betterment proposals along the Stock Green Brook;
- The restoration of traditional field boundaries and landscaping enhancements
Supporting the local economy
- A community benefit to support the installation of rooftop solar pv systems on local community buildings;
- The creation of up to 80 jobs during construction
- Nearly £7.6 million of business rates during the life of the solar farm
- An opportunity for farm diversification on land which is grade 3b and considered not best and most versatile.
About our plans
Find out more about the proposals, benefits and have your say on the Solar Farm plans