The Farmer's Guardian reports this morning that:
Planning approval has been granted for the largest UK solar project to date.
The 8MW project will provide the South West of England based farm with a guaranteed rental income over the next 25 years, and enough electricity to power 2,500 homes. The 27,924 PV panels will be installed over five interconnected fields on a site comprising 15.4 hectares, [at Marley Thatch Farm] near South Brent in Devon.
The report makes it clear that in this day and age the financial incentive for this (and other large scale solar PV farms in the area) is no longer the Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs for short):
More on South Hams DC Approves 8 MW Solar Park at Marley Thatch Farm near South Brent
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