We need your support
Solar energy can play a key role in achieving net zero carbon emissions targets as well as boosting the UK’s much-needed energy security.
A planning application has been submitted for Potters Hill Solar Farm, a temporary solar installation and battery energy storage system (BESS) on land to the north of Melton Mowbray.
We need your help to make this happen.
What is being planned?
Renewable energy and enhanced green spaces
RWE Renewables is proposing a new renewable energy scheme which will:
Help reduce energy bills.
Power over 10,000 homes per year by generating renewable energy.
Offset CO2 emissions equivalent to taking c.10,000 cars off the road annually over the lifetime of the project.
Enhance green infrastructure, add picnic benches and an outdoor classroom as well as create an educational trail.
Boost biodiversity by 61.9% through the planting of wildflower margins, trees and hedgerows.
Provide a community benefit fund of up to £200,000 to help fund sustainable initiatives locally.
Climate change
CO2 levels have increased by more than 40% since before the industrial revolution. The main contribution to this is burning fossil fuels for energy.
Climate change is happening at an alarming rate, with temperatures in recent years some of the hottest ever recorded. Extreme weather events are taking place across the world, and they are only going to get worse if we don't take action.
Initiatives like the Potters Hill Solar Farm will help us tackle the climate emergency.
Biodiversity
We’ll significantly improve the natural habitat with new planting to support both new and existing wildlife. Measures such as bat roost boxes and beehives have been included to create new habitats and encourage wildlife to flourish.