Solar Farms and solar energy – CPRE Norfolk Position Statement

CPRE Norfolk supports harvesting solar energy from rooftops and other artificial surfaces.

We know from research carried out by UCL Energy Institute for CPRE that installing solar panels on existing rooftops and other land such as car parks could provide at least 40-50GW of solar energy in England by 2035. With further investment, there is potential to generate 117GW of low carbon electricity from roofs and other developed spaces by 2050. This figure is well in excess of the government’s 2035 national target of 70GW.

CPRE Norfolk opposes the development of solar farms in the countryside and we work with local people and campaign groups to argue that renewable targets should not override concerns about the damage solar farms can do to the landscape.

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This position statement is extracted from
Onshore wind turbines, solar farms and pylons – Position Statement

Updated December 2024